Robert Austin (28 December 1871 – 26 May 1958) was an English
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
er. He played one
first-class match for
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, has always held first-class status since 1827 when it made its debut in the inaugural University Match between OUCC and Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC). ...
in 1894.
He was educated at
Cheltenham College
("Work Conquers All")
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, type = Public schoolIndependent School Day and Boarding School
, religion = Church of England
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and
Oriel College, Oxford
Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, wh ...
. He became a schoolteacher in England, then moved to South Africa and was headmaster of Parktown Preparatory School in Johannesburg.
See also
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List of Oxford University Cricket Club players
This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC) in top-class matches since the club was first recorded in 1827. OUCC teams have always had important or first-class cricket status. Birl ...
References
External links
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1871 births
1958 deaths
English cricketers
Oxford University cricketers
Cricketers from Cheltenham
People educated at Cheltenham College
Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
Schoolteachers from Gloucestershire
British emigrants to South Africa
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