Roger Westley

Roger Westley
Personal information
Full name
Roger Bancroft Westley
Born(1947-03-21)21 March 1947
Preston, Lancashire, England
Died12 May 1982(1982-05-12) (aged 35)
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RelationsStuart Westley (twin brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 32
Batting average 4.57
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14
Balls bowled 486
Wickets 4
Bowling average 67.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/65
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2011

Roger Bancroft Westley (21 March 1947 – 12 May 1982) was an English cricketer. Westley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Preston, Lancashire and was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School.

Westley studied first at Leeds University and continued his education at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Lancashire in 1969. He made 4 further first-class appearances for the university, all coming in 1969, with the last of which coming against Middlesex. In his 5 first-class appearances, he scored 32 runs at an average of 4.57, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 67.50, with best figures of 2/65.

Westley and his twin brother Stuart both played for Oxford University and represent one of the few times twins have appeared together in first-class cricket.

He later became a house master and cricket coach at Haileybury College. He died at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Welwyn Garden City on 15 May 1982, aged just 35, having suddenly collapsed the previous evening.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1982". CricketArchive. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Palwankar's Day of Cricket Glory". Lancaster Guardian. No. 6482. 26 July 1968. p. 4. R. B. Westley who captained Leeds University this summer goes up to Oxford later this year
  3. ↑ Brooke, Robert (1985). The Collins Who's Who of English First-Class Cricket, 1945-1984. London: Collins. p. 307. ISBN 0002180960.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Roger Westley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Westley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Roger Westley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "College master dies". Hertfordshire Mercury. No. 11249. 14 May 1982. p. 1.