Francis Disney-Roebuck
Personal information
Full name
Francis Henry Algernon Disney-Roebuck
Born7 October 1846
Trinidad
Died9 January 1919(1919-01-09) (aged 72)
Kensington, Middlesex, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsClaude Disney-Roebuck (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878–1882Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 33
Batting average 5.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2018

Francis Henry Algernon Disney-Roebuck (7 October 1846 – 9 January 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Disney-Roebuck was born at Trinidad in October 1846 to Anne Helen Lucy O'Halloran and her husband, Francis Algernon Disney-Roebuck.[1] He was educated at the Royal Military College,[2] where after graduating he was posted to the 83rd Foot in February 1864 as an ensign.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in April 1867.[3] While serving in Ireland, he married Anna Marian Kate Bond in 1869, with the couple going onto have two sons.[4] He was promoted to captain in April 1870,[5] soon after he transferred to the 46th Foot in July 1870.[6]

He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1878, playing two matches against Kent and Lancashire.[7] The 46th Foot and the 32nd Foot merged in 1881, forming the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Disney-Roebuck served in this new regiment where he was promoted in July 1881.[8][notes 1] He played two further first-class matches for the MCC in May 1882, against Cambridge University and Lancashire.[7] Months later, Disney-Roebuck saw action in the Anglo-Egyptian War of July–September 1882.[1] He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel July 1891,[9] and retired from active service in July 1900, retaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[10] He died at Kensington in January 1919. He married Anna Marian Kate Bond in 1869.[11] Their younger son, Claude, would also play first-class cricket.

Note

  1. ↑ The London Gazette reports he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in July 1881, however this likely a typo as the proceeding rank from Captain is major. This is likely the case as the London Gazette reports his promotion from Major to Lieutenant Colonel in July 1891.

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile: Francis Disney-Roebuck". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "No. 22823". The London Gazette. 26 February 1864. p. 887.
  3. ↑ "No. 23242". The London Gazette. 16 April 1867. p. 2312.
  4. ↑ "Disney Roebuck, Francis Henry Algernon". www.combedown.org. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "No. 23605". The London Gazette. 8 April 1870. p. 2098.
  6. ↑ "No. 23635". The London Gazette. 19 July 1870. p. 3434.
  7. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Francis Disney-Roebuck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "No. 24999". The London Gazette. 26 July 1881. p. 3683.
  9. ↑ "No. 26178". The London Gazette. 3 July 1891. p. 3530.
  10. ↑ "No. 27207". The London Gazette. 3 July 1900. p. 4125.
  11. ↑ "Francis Disney-Roebuck". freejournal.org. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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