Charles Rocke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Charles Rocke

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1800

Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Charles Augustus Rocke (5 October 1800 in Calcutta – ?) was an English first-class cricketer associated with Kent who was active in the 1820s.
He is recorded in 6 matches from 1822 to 1828, totalling 47 runs with a highest score of 16 and taking 5 victims with 6 wickets.
He also represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Cambridge University.Rocke was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge.
His later life is not known, but in 1830 he was cited as a "bankrupt" in a notice in The Times.
He apparently emigrated in 1849 to Borneo, where his second cousin James Brooke was Rajah of Sarawak.