About William Boys Rashleigh
Lived 1827 – 1890 (aged 63). William Boys Rashleigh was a cricketer.
William Boys Rashleigh (31 January 1827 – 30 June 1890) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of The Reverend George Rashleigh, he was born in January 1827 at Horton Kirby, Kent. A farmer by profession, he played two first-class cricket matches for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England in 1851 and 1853 at Lord's. He married Frances Portia King in 1863, with the couple having two sons and five daughters, amongst whom was the cricketer William Rashleigh junior. Rashleigh died at Dartford in June 1890.
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Who was William Boys Rashleigh?
English cricketer (1827-1890)
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William Boys Rashleigh was born on 31 January 1827 in Horton Kirby.
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William Boys Rashleigh died on 30 June 1890 in Dartford.
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William Boys Rashleigh was a cricketer.
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