Francis Galpin Rogers (7 April 1897–28 July 1967) was an English cricket

Cricket

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er. A right-handed batsman, he played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....

 between 1924 and 1931 and also represented the Egypt national cricket team

Egypt national cricket team

The Egypt national cricket team was the team that represented the country of Egypt in international cricket matches. They were active from 1909 until World War II.-Early years:...

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Biography

Born in Bristol

Bristol

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 in 1897, Francis Rogers first played for Gloucestershire in the 1924 English cricket season

1924 English cricket season

Yorkshire secured a hat-trick of titles in the 1924 English cricket season, while England, in its first home series since 1921, proved too strong for South Africa.-Honours:*County Championship - Yorkshire*Minor Counties Championship - Berkshire...

, making his debut against Yorkshire

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

. He played in 22 County Championship

County Championship

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 matches that season, also playing for Gloucestershire in a non first-class

First-class cricket

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 match against Scotland and in first-class matches against Oxford University

Oxford University Cricket Club

Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...

 and the touring South African national side. He also played against South Africa for the Combined Services cricket team

Combined Services cricket team

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 and played for the British Army cricket team

British Army cricket team

The Army cricket team is a cricket side representing the British Army. The team played a number of first-class matches between 1912 and 1939, although a combined "Army and Navy" side had played two games against a combined Oxford and Cambridge team in 1910 and 1911...

 against the Royal Navy

Royal Navy Cricket Club

The Royal Navy Cricket Club is a cricket team representing the British Royal Navy and based at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth, Hampshire...

 at Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground

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The 1924 season was his only full season in county cricket and made up more than half of his first-class career. The remainder of his cricket career was spent in Egypt

Egypt

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 and India

India

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 as well as his home country.

In December 1924 he played first-class cricket in India for the first time, playing for the Europeans

Europeans cricket team

The Europeans cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament. The team was founded by members of the European community in Bombay who played cricket at the Bombay Gymkhana....

 in the Bombay Quadrangular

Bombay Quadrangular

The Bombay Quadrangular was an influential cricket tournament held in Bombay, India from 1912 to 1936. At other times it was known variously as the Presidency Match, Bombay Triangular, and the Bombay Pentangular....

. He returned to play in England during the 1927 season

1927 English cricket season

Five years before Bodyline, top of the averages in the 1927 English cricket season were Douglas Jardine and Harold Larwood. The season is notable for being the last one to date in which there was no Test series, apart from the years of World War II and 1970 .-Honours:*County...

, playing for the Army in first-class matches against Oxford University and Cambridge University

Cambridge University Cricket Club

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. He returned for a final County Championship match for Gloucestershire against Kent

Kent County Cricket Club

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 in 1928. In the 1929 season

1929 English cricket season

The 1929 English cricket season featured a tour by the South African team. In domestic cricket, Nottinghamshire overcame their two northern rivals, Lancashire and Yorkshire, to win the County Championship.-Honours:*County Championship - Nottinghamshire...

 he played for the Army against the RAF

Royal Air Force cricket team

The Royal Air Force cricket team is a cricket side representing the British Royal Air Force. The team played 11 first-class matches: nine between 1922 and 1932, mostly against other branches of the Services, and another two in 1945 and 1946. Their home ground is the Royal Air Force Sports Ground,...

 and for the MCC

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...

 against Oxford University.

He played for Egypt twice in 1931 and once in 1932, all three matches coming against HM Martineau's XI

Hubert Martineau

Hubert Melville Martineau was an English patron of cricket and organiser of his own team. He also played three first-class matches between 1931 and 1932...

. He also played for the Gezira Sporting Club

Gezira Sporting Club

The Gezira Sporting Club is the largest multi-sport facility in Egypt. It was founded in 1882 and was originally called Khedivial Sporting Club. It is located on the island of Zamalek in Cairo.-History:...

 against Martineau's team. In between his matches for Egypt he made one final appearance for Gloucestershire, against Oxford University during the 1931 English cricket season

1931 English cricket season

-Honours:*County Championship - Yorkshire*Minor Counties Championship - Leicestershire II*Wisden - Bill Bowes, Charles Dempster, James Langridge, Nawab of Pataudi, senior, Hedley Verity-Test series:...

. This was his last first-class match in England.

The remainder of his first-class career was spent in India. He played for the Europeans in the Madras Presidency Matches

Madras Presidency Matches

The Madras Presidency Matches were annual first-class cricket matches played in Madras from the 1915-16 season to 1951-52 between the cricket teams of Indians and the Europeans . The matches were played in the Chepauk Grounds usually in mid-January around the time of Pongal festival...

 of 1933 and 1934. He played three matches against the touring MCC team of 1933/34, two first-class matches for a Viceroy's XI and for Madras

Tamil Nadu cricket team

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Team ; , competes in the Super League of the Ranji Trophy, the top cricketing competition in India. The team finished as runners-up behind Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy in the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons establishing themselves as one of the strongest teams in the country...

 and a non first-class match for Mysore. The match for Madras was his final first-class appearance. He died in Dorchester in 1967.

Cricket statistics

In his 37 first-class matches, Francis Rogers scored 1309 runs

Run (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...

 at an average of 22.18. He made one century

Century (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...

, an innings of 154 made for the Army against the Royal Navy in 1924.