Herbert Rogers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1893
Place of Birth: Frimley, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 12-Oct-1916
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Herbert Rogers
- Lance-Corporal Herbert James Rogers (6 March 1893 – 12 October 1916) was an English cricketer.
- Rogers was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Rogers made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1912 County Championship against Yorkshire.
- Rogers played for the club three times in the 1912 season. In the 1913 season Rogers played a single County Championship match against Middlesex.
- In the 1914 season Rogers represented Hampshire a further three times, with his final first-class match coming against Derbyshire.
- The 1914 season was cut short by the start of the First World War. Rogers served in the war, reaching the rank of Lance-Corporal in the 7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders.
- Rogers was killed during the Battle of the Somme on 12 October 1916.
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