Roland Pope
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Dr Roland James Pope was an Australian cricketer
who played in 1 Test
in 1885. An ophthalmologist by training, he was selected for his only Test when many team regulars staged a strike. Dr Pope was a frequent visitor overseas, mostly as a spectator, accompanying various Australian Test teams - often at his own expense - until the Great Depression
. He rarely travelled light, once taking 36 pieces of lugguge on a tour of the United States in 1932.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who played in 1 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...
in 1885. An ophthalmologist by training, he was selected for his only Test when many team regulars staged a strike. Dr Pope was a frequent visitor overseas, mostly as a spectator, accompanying various Australian Test teams - often at his own expense - until the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. He rarely travelled light, once taking 36 pieces of lugguge on a tour of the United States in 1932.