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'''Rolland Beaumont''' (4 February 1884 – 25 May 1958) was a South African [[cricket]]er. He was born at [[Newcastle, South Africa|Newcastle]], [[Natal Province|Natal]], and died in [[Berea, Durban|Berea]], [[Durban]], aged 74. He attended [[Hilton College (South Africa)|Hilton College]]. |
'''Rolland Beaumont''' (4 February 1884 – 25 May 1958) was a South African [[cricket]]er. He was born at [[Newcastle, South Africa|Newcastle]], [[Natal Province|Natal]], and died in [[Berea, Durban|Berea]], [[Durban]], aged 74. He attended [[Hilton College (South Africa)|Hilton College]]. |
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Beaumont was a hard hitting middle-order batsman and a good fielder. His [[first-class cricket|first-class]] career spanned the years 1908 to 1914 and consisted of 32 matches, most of which were for [[South Africa]] during their [[South African cricket team in England in 1912|tour of England]] in the wet summer of 1912. His first match of importance was for Wanderers when the [[Johannesburg]] club drew with a Rest of South Africa team containing [[Tip Snooke|S.J. Snooke]] and [[Dave Nourse|A.W. Nourse]]. He also turned out six times for [[Gauteng cricket team|Transvaal]] and represented South Africa at [[Test cricket|Test]] level in five matches against England and Australia. When playing his natural game Beaumont was a free-flowing batsman but too often he let an over-cautious nature restrict his talent. He scored his only first-class century, 121, whilst captaining Transvaal in a two-day match at Johannesburg against [[Percy Sherwell|P.W. Sherwell]]’s XI in November 1913.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transvaal v PW Sherwell's XI |
Beaumont was a hard hitting middle-order batsman and a good fielder. His [[first-class cricket|first-class]] career spanned the years 1908 to 1914 and consisted of 32 matches, most of which were for [[South Africa]] during their [[South African cricket team in England in 1912|tour of England]] in the wet summer of 1912. His first match of importance was for Wanderers when the [[Johannesburg]] club drew with a Rest of South Africa team containing [[Tip Snooke|S.J. Snooke]] and [[Dave Nourse|A.W. Nourse]]. He also turned out six times for [[Gauteng cricket team|Transvaal]] and represented South Africa at [[Test cricket|Test]] level in five matches against England and Australia. When playing his natural game Beaumont was a free-flowing batsman but too often he let an over-cautious nature restrict his talent. He scored his only first-class century, 121, whilst captaining Transvaal in a two-day match at Johannesburg against [[Percy Sherwell|P.W. Sherwell]]’s XI in November 1913.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transvaal v PW Sherwell's XI |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9183.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref> But in all first-class matches he built only six scores of 50 or more. His highest Test score was 31, compiled against the Australians at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]] during the [[1912 Triangular Tournament|Triangular Series]] of 1912. No obituary for Beaumont appeared in ''[[Wisden Cricketer's Almanack|Wisden]]''. |
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He managed an oil company in [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad]] in the 1920s and donated the [[Beaumont Cup]], which was contested by [[North Trinidad cricket team|North Trinidad]] and [[South Trinidad cricket team|South Trinidad]] beginning in the |
He managed an oil company in [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad]] in the 1920s and donated the [[Beaumont Cup]], which was contested by [[North Trinidad cricket team|North Trinidad]] and [[South Trinidad cricket team|South Trinidad]] beginning in the cricket season.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 1972, p. 978.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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* ''World Cricketers - A Biographical Dictionary'' by Christopher Martin-Jenkins, published by Oxford University Press (1996) |
* ''World Cricketers - A Biographical Dictionary'' by Christopher Martin-Jenkins, published by Oxford University Press (1996) |
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* ''The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, Volume 1 ( |
* ''The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, Volume 1 ()'' compiled and edited by Bill Frindall, published by Headline Book Publishing (1995) |
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* ''Who's Who of Cricketers'' by Philip Bailey, Philip Thorn & Peter Wynne-Thomas, published by Hamlyn (1993) |
* ''Who's Who of Cricketers'' by Philip Bailey, Philip Thorn & Peter Wynne-Thomas, published by Hamlyn (1993) |
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Test debut | 27 May 1912 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 1 January 1914 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2022 |
Rolland Beaumont (4 February 1884 – 25 May 1958) was a South African cricketer. He was born at Newcastle, Natal, and died in Berea, Durban, aged 74. He attended Hilton College.
Beaumont was a hard hitting middle-order batsman and a good fielder. His first-class career spanned the years 1908 to 1914 and consisted of 32 matches, most of which were for South Africa during their tour of England in the wet summer of 1912. His first match of importance was for Wanderers when the Johannesburg club drew with a Rest of South Africa team containing S.J. Snooke and A.W. Nourse. He also turned out six times for Transvaal and represented South Africa at Test level in five matches against England and Australia. When playing his natural game Beaumont was a free-flowing batsman but too often he let an over-cautious nature restrict his talent. He scored his only first-class century, 121, whilst captaining Transvaal in a two-day match at Johannesburg against P.W. Sherwell’s XI in November 1913.[1] But in all first-class matches he built only six scores of 50 or more. His highest Test score was 31, compiled against the Australians at Old Trafford during the Triangular Series of 1912. No obituary for Beaumont appeared in Wisden.
He managed an oil company in Trinidad in the 1920s and donated the Beaumont Cup, which was contested by North Trinidad and South Trinidad beginning in the 1925–26 cricket season.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Transvaal v PW Sherwell's XI 1913–14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Wisden 1972, p. 978.
Sources
[edit]- World Cricketers - A Biographical Dictionary by Christopher Martin-Jenkins, published by Oxford University Press (1996)
- The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, Volume 1 (1877–1977) compiled and edited by Bill Frindall, published by Headline Book Publishing (1995)
- Who's Who of Cricketers by Philip Bailey, Philip Thorn & Peter Wynne-Thomas, published by Hamlyn (1993)
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