Jack Meyer (educator and cricketer)
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Rollo John Oliver Meyer (15 March 1905 – 9 March 1991) was an English educationalist who founded Millfield School in 1935 and Millfield Preparatory School in 1946. He was also an all-round sportsman who played cricket at first-class level in both England and in India. He died in Bristol on 9 March 1991.
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Full name | Rollo John Oliver Meyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1905-03-15)15 March 1905 Clophill, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 March 1991(1991-03-09) (aged 85) Kingsdown, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Boss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924–1926 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924–1929 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1926/27–1934/35 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1926/27 | Bombay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1929–1949 | Free Foresters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1929–1950 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1933/34–1934/35 | Western India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936–1949 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 10 May 1924 Cambridge University v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 22 July 1950 MCC v Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 26 November 2007 |
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