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English cricketer

Not to be confused with Robert Pack.

Robert Julian Packe (8 July 1913 – 24 October 1935) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire in 1933. He was born in Hounslow and died in Ahmednagar, India.

He appeared in three first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. He scored 25 runs with a highest score of 12 and took one wicket with a best performance of one for 31.

Packe's two brothers, Charles and Michael, also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire and both captained the side. Packe was a second lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers and died after contracting dysentery on service in India.

References

  1. "Player Profile: Robert Packe". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "Robert Packe". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. "Deaths". The Times. No. 47206. London. 28 October 1935. p. 1.
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