Francis William Ramsbottom Isherwood (16 October 1852 – 30 April 1888) was an English

English people

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 sportsman who played international rugby union

Rugby union

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 for England

England national rugby union team

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 and first-class cricket

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Isherwood made his only appearance for England in game against Scotland

Scotland national rugby union team

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 at Kennington Oval in 1872. His conversion helped England to a 2-1 win.

He also played five first-class cricket matches that year, as a fast-medium round arm bowler. Despite playing his first match for the Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club

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 against Oxford University

Oxford University Cricket Club

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, it was with Oxford that he made his other four appearances.

Five of his seven career wickets were taken in the one match, against the Gentlemen of England, including a return of 4/52 in the first innings. His nephew, Lionel Isherwood

Lionel Isherwood

Lionel Charlie Ramsbottom Isherwood was an English cricketer. Isherwood was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.Isherwood made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1919 against Gloucestershire...

, played first-class cricket in the 1920s.