- Rodney Palmer
Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Rodney Palmer
country = England
fullname = Rodney Howell Palmer
dayofbirth = 24
monthofbirth = 11
yearofbirth = 1907
placeofbirth =Sherfield-on-Loddon ,Hampshire
countryofbirth =England
dayofdeath = 24
monthofdeath = 4
yearofdeath = 1987
placeofdeath =Newbury ,Berkshire
countryofdeath = England
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm fast
role = Bowler
club1 = Hampshire
year1 = 1930-1933
club2 = Cambridge University
year2 = 1929
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 22 May
debutyear1 = 1929
debutfor1 = Cambridge University
debutagainst1 = Essex
lastdate1 = 5 August
lastyear1 = 1933
lastfor1 = Hampshire
lastagainst1 = Kent
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 4
runs1 = 0
bat avg1 = 0
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 0
deliveries1 = 554
wickets1 = 9
bowl avg1 = 32.44
fivefor1 = 1
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 5/93
catches/stumpings1 = 1/0
date = 17 May
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6785/6785.html CricketArchiveRodney Howell Palmer (
24 November 1907 –24 April 1987 ) was an Englishcricket er. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/18406.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handedbatsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played forHampshire County Cricket Club between 1930 and 1933. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6785/6785.html CricketArchive profile] ] He also playedfirst-class cricket for Cambridge University and minor counties cricket for Berkshire in addition to representing theEgypt national cricket team . [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6785/all_teams.html Teams played for by Rodney Palmer] atCricketArchive ]Biography
Born in
Hampshire in 1907, Rodney Palmer's cricket career started with Berkshire, who he played for in theMinor Counties Championship in 1928 and 1929. He made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Essex in the1929 English cricket season . [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6785/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Rodney Palmer] at CricketArchive]He made his debut for Hampshire the following season, playing a
County Championship match against Kent inSouthampton . He returned to the Hampshire side for two County Championship matches against Yorkshire and Kent in the 1933 season but did not play first-class cricket again. He failed to score a single run during his four first-class matches.He played six matches for the Egyptian national side against HM Martineau's XI between 1932 and 1936. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6785/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Rodney Palmer] at CricketArchive] He died in
Berkshire in 1987 aged 79.References
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