Robert Monro (cricketer)
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| Full name | Robert Webber Monro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1838 Bloomsbury, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 1908 (aged 70) Coombe Wood, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1860 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Webber Monro (28 March 1838 – 10 June 1908) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of John Boscawen Monro, he was born at Bloomsbury in March 1838. He was educated Harrow School,[1] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1860 at Lord's.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 3 runs by Denzil Onslow in the Oxford first innings, while in their second innings he opened the batting and was dismissed without scoring by Robert Lang.[4] Monro also played rackets for Oxford, pairing with William Hart Dyke against Cambridge in 1860, with the pair winning 4–2.[5]
A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar in January 1864.[6] He was a clerk in the House of Lords from 1869 until 1901,[2][6] before becoming chief clerk to the Parliament Office in the House of Lords from 1901 to 1903.[1] Monro died in June 1908 at Coombe Wood, Surrey.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 248.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 706.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Monro". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1860". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1908". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 437.