Robert Montgomerie (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Robert Montgomerie (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1937

Place of Birth: Watford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Robert Montgomerie (cricketer)

  • Robert David Montgomerie (born 26 September 1937) is a former English cricketer.
  • Montgomerie was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break.
  • He was born in Watford, Hertfordshire. Montgomerie made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1956 Minor Counties Championship, making 2 appearances against Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire.
  • These were his only appearances for his home county.
  • In 1960, he made his only first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.
  • In this match, he scored a single run in the Free Foresters first-innings, before being dismissed by Dan Piachaud.
  • In their second-innings he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by Tonu Jakobson.Montgomerie later joined Oxfordshire, making his debut for the county in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against Devon.
  • Montgomerie played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 47 Minor Counties Championship matches.
  • He made his List A debut against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup.
  • He played 2 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, against Worcestershire in 1970, and Durham in 1972.
  • In his 3 List A matches, he scored 96 runs at a batting average of 32.00, with a high score of 64.
  • His highest score came against Durham.His son, Richard, played first-class cricket for a number of teams.

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