R. E. Foster
Cricket Player
1878 – 1914
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Who was R. E. Foster?
Reginald Erskine Foster, nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports.
One of seven Foster brothers who were all educated at Malvern College and who all played cricket for Malvern and for Worcestershire, Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score.
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- Born
- Apr 16, 1878
Malvern - Nationality
- England
- Education
- University College, Oxford
- Died
- May 13, 1914
Brompton, London
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on July 23, 2013
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