John Rawlence, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Rawlence

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1915

Place of Birth: Brockenhurst, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1983

Profession: engineer, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Colonel John Rooke Rawlence OBE (23 September 1915 – 17 January 1983) was an English first-class cricketer.
Rawlence was a right-handed batsman. Rawlence was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, where he represented the college cricket team.
Rawlence topped the college teams batting averages in 1933. Rawlence represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1934 against Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. Four years later in 1938, Rawlence represented the Army in two first-class matches against Cambridge University and Oxford University. Rawlence's final first-class match came after the Second World War in 1950 for the Combined Services against Glamorgan. Rawlence died at Ascot, Berkshire on 17 January 1983.