Albert Rose-Innes
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Albert Rose-Innes - was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
on February 16, 1868 and died in East London, South Africa on November 22, 1946, aged 78. His first-class cricket
career began at the same time that South Africa’s did
, in 1889 with the first representative match between England
and South Africa to be accorded Test
status. Prior to this, Rose-Innes would have taken part in recreational matches between teams of unequal numbers or between teams with more than eleven players. But when R.G. Warton brought an English side to South Africa and played the hosts at Port Elizabeth on level terms, eleven versus eleven, a new era was born there, albeit retrospectively. Rose-Innes scored 0 and 13 and took 5 wickets for 43 runs in England’s first innings of that particular match and on the basis of those figures he was selected for the second Test, played at Cape Town
two weeks later. As J. Briggs
created records figures of 8 for 11 in an innings and 15 for 28 in a match, South Africa were comprehensively beaten by an innings and 202 runs to lose their first Test series 2-0. Rose-Innes subsequently played five other first-class matches, three for Kimberley and two for Transvaal
. He bowled
slow left-arm and “terrorised most batsmen”, as one account from the period reported. Playing for Kimberley in the very first Currie Cup
match, played at Kimberley, he took 5 for 55 in a losing effort against Transvaal. Like so many of his countrymen from the earliest days of South African cricket, Rose-Innes’ death went unrecorded and therefore no obituary appeared within Wisden for him at the time.
Albert Rose-Innes married to Margaret Evelyn Foster born 1886, Wells, Somerset, England and died 1990 in Johannesburg, South Africa. One son Reginald Rose-Innes, born East London, South Africa 28 February 1915. One grandson, Crispin Rose-Innes, born Johannesburg, South Africa 27 January 1949 and one grand daughter, Joanna Rose-Innes, born Crawley, England 7 December 1954
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
on February 16, 1868 and died in East London, South Africa on November 22, 1946, aged 78. His first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
career began at the same time that South Africa’s did
History of cricket in South Africa to 1918
This article describes the history of South African cricket from its known beginnings until the end of the First World War in 1918.First-class cricket was introduced to South Africa in the 1888-89 season with the arrival of the first English touring team and the presentation by Sir Donald Currie of...
, in 1889 with the first representative match between England
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
and South Africa to be accorded Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
status. Prior to this, Rose-Innes would have taken part in recreational matches between teams of unequal numbers or between teams with more than eleven players. But when R.G. Warton brought an English side to South Africa and played the hosts at Port Elizabeth on level terms, eleven versus eleven, a new era was born there, albeit retrospectively. Rose-Innes scored 0 and 13 and took 5 wickets for 43 runs in England’s first innings of that particular match and on the basis of those figures he was selected for the second Test, played at Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
two weeks later. As J. Briggs
Johnny Briggs (cricketer)
Johnny Briggs was a left arm spin bowler for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1879 and 1900 who still stands as the second-highest wicket-taker in the county's history after Brian Statham...
created records figures of 8 for 11 in an innings and 15 for 28 in a match, South Africa were comprehensively beaten by an innings and 202 runs to lose their first Test series 2-0. Rose-Innes subsequently played five other first-class matches, three for Kimberley and two for Transvaal
Transvaal cricket team
Gauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
. He bowled
Bowled
Bowled is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is covered by Law 30 of the Laws of cricket.A batsman is out bowled if his wicket is put down by a ball delivered by the bowler...
slow left-arm and “terrorised most batsmen”, as one account from the period reported. Playing for Kimberley in the very first Currie Cup
SuperSport Series
The SuperSport Series is the main domestic first class cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in 1889-90. From 1990-91 it became known as the Castle Cup, and from 1996-97 by its current title...
match, played at Kimberley, he took 5 for 55 in a losing effort against Transvaal. Like so many of his countrymen from the earliest days of South African cricket, Rose-Innes’ death went unrecorded and therefore no obituary appeared within Wisden for him at the time.
Albert Rose-Innes married to Margaret Evelyn Foster born 1886, Wells, Somerset, England and died 1990 in Johannesburg, South Africa. One son Reginald Rose-Innes, born East London, South Africa 28 February 1915. One grandson, Crispin Rose-Innes, born Johannesburg, South Africa 27 January 1949 and one grand daughter, Joanna Rose-Innes, born Crawley, England 7 December 1954