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John Hickling Rogers (7 August 1910 – 6 September 1968) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Rogers was born at Birkenhead to John Hickling Rogers, Sr., where he was educated at Birkenhead School. From Birkenhead he went up to Merton College, Oxford. While at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1932, making three appearances against Leicestershire, Lancashire, and the touring South Americans. Across his three matches, Rogers scored 26 runs with a high score of 9. He also played minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1930–1934, making twenty appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.

Rogers served in the British Army during the Second World War, joining the Cheshire Regiment as a second lieutenant in April 1940. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in April 1943. He died at Bangkok in September 1968.

References

1. ^ Levens, Robert Graham Cochrane (1964). Merton College register, 1900-1964. Basil Blackwell. p. 210.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
5. "No. 34837". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1940. p. 2458.
6. "No. 35988". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 April 1943. p. 1850.

External links

• John Rogers at ESPNcricinfo

• 1910 births
• 1968 deaths
• Cricketers from Birkenhead
• People educated at Birkenhead School
• Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
• English cricketers
• Cheshire cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• British Army personnel of World War II
• Cheshire Regiment officers
• Cricketers from Cheshire
• Military personnel from Birkenhead
• 20th-century English sportsmen