Robert John Farquharson Remnant, 2nd Baron Remnant MBE (29 March 1895 – 4 June 1967) was an English cricketer, active from 1920 to 1936. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he made three appearances in first-class cricket but was mostly associated with minor counties cricket.
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| Full name | Robert John Farquharson Remnant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1895 Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 June 1967 (aged 72) Hare Hatch, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Peter Remnant (brother) Cunliffe Gosling (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–1936 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920–1936 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of James Remnant, 1st Baron Remnant, Remnant was born at Westminster, London. He was educated at Eton College and later attended Magdalen College, Oxford.[1] Remnant served with the Royal Berkshire Regiment during the First World War, reaching the rank of major.[1] He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Berkshire following the war in 1920 against Hertfordshire at Watford.[2] He played regularly for Berkshire throughout the 1920s, and in 1931 he was selected to play in first-class match for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring New Zealanders at Gainsborough.[3] He succeeded his father as the 2nd Baron Remnant in 1933. He made two further first-class appearances for the Minor Counties cricket team in 1934 and 1936, playing twice against Oxford University at the University Parks.[3] In his three first-class appearances he scored a total of 113 runs with a high score of 47,[4] while with the ball he took 5 wickets with best figures of 3/80.[5] He continued to play minor counties cricket for Berkshire until 1936, by which point he had made 73 appearances.[2] He was made an MBE in the 1945 honours list.[1]
He died at his home, Bear Place, at Hare Hatch near Wargrave in Berkshire, on 4 June 1967, and was succeeded as the 3rd Baron upon his death by his son, James Wogan Remnant.[1] His brother Peter, and uncle, Cunliffe Gosling, were both first-class cricketers.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Robert John Farquharson Remnant, 2nd Bt". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Lord Remnant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lord Remnant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lord Remnant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Lord Remnant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
External links
edit- Robert Remnant at ESPNcricinfo
- Robert Remnant at CricketArchive