Carl John Rogers (born 20 October 1970 in

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) is an English

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er who has represented

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since 1990. He is a right-hand batsman who has appeared in 22

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matches, 17 of these with Norfolk, scoring 524 runs at an average of 26.20 and with a best score of 139 not out coming against

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in 2001. He also bowls right-arm off-breaks. Rogers was captain of Norfolk in 2009 and 2010. Rogers played second XI cricket for Derbyshire, Essex and Sussex but has never played

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...

. In the

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he has played 134 matches, scoring 8661 runs at 38.40 including 17 centuries. Rogers was born in Norwich and attended

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. He is married and has two children.

References

External links

Norfolk County Cricket Club Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Carl 1970 births Living people English cricketers Norfolk cricketers Minor Counties cricketers Cricketers from Norwich