About Robert Willcocks
Lived 1891 – 1965 (aged 73). Robert Willcocks was a cricketer.
Robert Willcocks (23 December 1891 – 21 March 1965) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Queensland in 1913/14.
Willcocks achieved early success in sports, winning his school 100 yard swimming title five years in a row and becoming allround All-Schools athletics champion. He also achieved success in football representing the Queensland state team and captaining the state at the age of eighteen and he was also successful in cricket and represented the state.
He retired from sport in his early twenties due to an illness in his family which caused him to move to Western Queensland to take care of family properties. By the late 1940s he was well known as a pastoralist and was director of a leading Brisbane engineering firm.
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Who was Robert Willcocks?
Australian cricketer
When was Robert Willcocks born?
Robert Willcocks was born on 23 December 1891 in Brisbane.
When did Robert Willcocks die?
Robert Willcocks died on 21 March 1965.
What was Robert Willcocks's occupation?
Robert Willcocks was a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Robert Willcocks. https://biography.guide/robert-willcocks/
MLA: "Robert Willcocks." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/robert-willcocks/.
Chicago: "Robert Willcocks." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/robert-willcocks/.
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