Batchelor Roper

Batchelor Roper (1801 – 10 January 1876) was an English cricketer active who played in the 1820s and 1830s. He was born at Hollingbourne in Kent.

Batchelor Roper

Personal information
Full name	Batchelor Roper
Born	1801 Hollingbourne, Kent
Died	10 January 1876 Hollingbourne, Kent
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1835	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 7 Batting average 1.75 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 4 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2014

Roper made two appearances in first-class cricket, the first for an England XI against Sussex at Brighton in 1833 and the second appearance for a Kent side against England at Lord's in 1835.[1] He is thought to have played local club cricket at Leeds, Hollingbourne and for a number of other local sides. There is some doubt whether Roper played for Kent, partly because the man who played in the 1835 Lord's match is identified in Scores and Biographies as W Roper and there is the possibility that the player involved in that match was Roper's younger brother James who played alongside him in club cricket.[2]

The Roper brothers came from a farming family and were both farmers by profession later in life. Their parents were Batchelor and Mary Roper. Both brothers were also well-known hunters and renowned shots.[2]

Batchelor Roper married Susannah Hudson in 1836. The couple had eight children, including an oldest son also named Batchelor. Roper died in 1876 at Hollingbourne.[2]

References

1. "Batchelor Roper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
2. Carlaw D Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806-1914, p.415. (Available online. Retrieved 12 June 2020.)

External links

• Batchelor Roper at ESPNcricinfo