Roger Tolchard
Encyclopedia
Roger William Tolchard is an English
former cricket
er, who played in four Tests
and one One Day International for England in the late 1970s.
. Educated at Malvern College
, he played for Leicestershire
for his entire professional career, from 1965 to 1983.
He was selected for the England team for their tour of India in 1976–77, and played in four Tests, although as a specialist batsman not a wicket-keeper (Alan Knott
was the established wicket-keeper). He scored an important 67 in his first innings
, but only managed 62 in total in six further innings.
He was also selected for the 1978–79 tour of Australia. He kept wicket in a One Day International in Sydney
, although it was rained off after 7.2 overs
. He was forced to return home injured with a fractured cheekbone before the remainder of the one day matches.
He captained
Leicestershire for the last three years of his career, from 1981 to 1983, leading them to second place in the County Championship
in the 1982 season
.
After retiring as a professional player, he returned to Malvern College where he coached cricket and rackets
from 1984 to 2006.
His brother Jeff also played for Leicestershire, and his nephew Roger Twose
played for New Zealand.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
former cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, who played in four Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and one One Day International for England in the late 1970s.
Life and career
Tolchard was a wicket-keeperWicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
. Educated at Malvern College
Malvern College
Malvern College is a coeducational independent school located on a 250 acre campus near the town centre of Malvern, Worcestershire in England. Founded on 25 January 1865, until 1992, the College was a secondary school for boys aged 13 to 18...
, he played for Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
for his entire professional career, from 1965 to 1983.
He was selected for the England team for their tour of India in 1976–77, and played in four Tests, although as a specialist batsman not a wicket-keeper (Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
was the established wicket-keeper). He scored an important 67 in his first innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
, but only managed 62 in total in six further innings.
He was also selected for the 1978–79 tour of Australia. He kept wicket in a One Day International in Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
, although it was rained off after 7.2 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
. He was forced to return home injured with a fractured cheekbone before the remainder of the one day matches.
He captained
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
Leicestershire for the last three years of his career, from 1981 to 1983, leading them to second place in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
in the 1982 season
1982 English cricket season
The 1982 English cricket season saw the welcome return to top class cricket of the leg spinner's art as Abdul Qadir proved the most entertaining player of an otherwise disappointing season.-Honours:*County Championship - Middlesex...
.
After retiring as a professional player, he returned to Malvern College where he coached cricket and rackets
Racquets (sport)
Rackets or Racquets is an indoor racket sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada...
from 1984 to 2006.
His brother Jeff also played for Leicestershire, and his nephew Roger Twose
Roger Twose
Roger Graham Twose played 16 Tests and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the mid-1990s.Born in England, Twose moved to play in New Zealand in 1991-92, as it became clear he would struggle to ever force his way into the England side...
played for New Zealand.
External links
- Roger Tolchard at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...