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| Full name | Rory Owen Donnellan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1941 Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 January 1977 (aged 35) Drakensberg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Rory Owen Donnellan (20 June 1941 – 15 January 1977) was a South African first-class cricketer.
Donnellan was born at Durban in June 1941. He was educated at Durban High School, before to study in England as a Rhodes Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1963, making five appearances.[2] He scored 173 runs in his five matches, at an average of 17.30 and a high score of 47.[3] In addition to playing cricket, Donnellan was an equestrian who represented South Africa at the Evesham Horse Show in England.[4] Donnellan died in a climbing accident in the Drakensberg in January 1977.
References
- ↑ "Player profile: Rory Donnellan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Rory Donnellan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rory Donnellan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Fine Riding at Evesham Show. Birmingham Daily Post. 4 August 1958. p. 1
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