Researching Roger Westley
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The name Roger means "famous spear" and is of German origin.
Records of Roger Westley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roger Westley and the Westley Genealogy
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Roger Westley
Roger Bancroft Westley (21 March 1947 – 12 May 1982) was an English cricketer. Westley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Preston, Lancashire and was educated at Lancaster Grammar School.
Westley made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Lancashire in 1969. He made 4 further first-class appearances for the university, all coming in 1969, with the last of which coming against Middlesex. In his 5 first-class appearances, he scored 32 runs at an average of 4.57, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 67.50, with best figures of 2/65.
Westley attended Lancaster Grammar School with his twin brother, Stuart, and they both played for Oxford University in first-class cricket, one of the few times twins have appeared together in first-class cricket. He later became a cricket coach at Haileybury College. Westley died in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire on 15 May 1982, aged just 35.
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