Basil Rought-Rought
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| Full name | Basil William Rought-Rought | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
15 September 1904 Brandon, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 October 1995 (aged 91) Brandon, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Rodney Rought-Rought (brother) Desmond Rought-Rought (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937–1938 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926–1948 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 15 August 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basil William Rought-Rought (15 September 1904 – 27 October 1995) was an English cricketer. Rought-Rought was a left-handed batsman. He was born at Brandon, Suffolk.
Rought-Rought made his debut for Norfolk against Hertfordshire in the 1926 Minor Counties Championship. He made 123 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship for Cheshire before World War II.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket in 1933 for HDG Leveson Gower's XI against Oxford University at The Saffrons, Eastbourne, with him making a further first-class appearance in that season for the team at the same venue against Cambridge University.[2] He scored 129 runs in his two matches, which a high score of 61 against Cambridge University.[3][4] Playing minor counties cricket for Norfolk allowed Rought-Rought to be selected to play for a combined Minor Counties cricket team, with him making his debut for the team in a first-class match against the touring New Zealanders in 1937 at the Rose Brothers Ground, Gainsborough. He made a further first-class appearance for the team in 1938 against Oxford University at the University Parks.[2] In his two first-class matches for the team, he scored 100 runs, with a high score of 50 against the New Zealanders.[2][5]
He served during World War II in the Royal Norfolk Regiment, holding the rank of Lieutenant in 1940. He was captured in France in 1940, spending most the war as a Prisoner of War. He attempted to escape captivity, but was unsuccessful on his first attempt. In 1945, he made a second attempt at escaping captivity, this time succeeding in his escape and returning to England.[6] Following World War II, Rought-Rought returned to playing minor counties cricket for Norfolk, making sixteen further appearances, the last of which came against Buckinghamshire in 1948.[1] His brothers, Rodney and Desmond, both played first-class cricket. He died at the place of his birth on 27 October 1995.
References
- 1 2 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Basil Rought-Rought". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by Basil Rought-Rought". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Basil Rought-Rought". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ "HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Cambridge University, 1933". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ "Minor Counties v New Zealanders, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ "Brandon at War". www.brandonatwar.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2012.