John Rawlence

Who was John Rawlence?

Colonel John Rooke Rawlence OBE was an English cricketer. Rawlence was a right-handed batsman.

Rawlence was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, where he represented the college cricket team. Rawlence topped the college teams batting averages in 1933.

Rawlence represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1934 against Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.

Four years later in 1938, Rawlence represented the Army in two first-class matches against Cambridge University and Oxford University.

Rawlence's final first-class match came after the Second World War in 1950 for the Combined Services against Glamorgan.

Rawlence died at Ascot, Berkshire on 17 January 1983.