Rowland George Venables (18 January 1846 – 9 March 1920) was an English first-class

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er and barrister. The son of The Reverend Joseph Venables, he was born at Truro in January 1846. He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to University College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University, against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866 and the Gentlemen of England in 1869. He scored 26 runs in his two matches, in addition to taking 4 wickets with his left-arm roundarm medium pace bowling, with best figures of 3 for 25. A student of the Inner Temple, Venables was

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in 1872. He was a member of the Oxford circuit and the chairman of the Ludlow Board of Guardians. He was also a

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for Shropshire and the Welsh county of Denbighshire. He remained active in cricket following his time at Oxford and was a prominent figure in Shropshire cricket, appearing for

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between 1866 and 1876 while playing at club level for

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, in addition to being a member of the

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. Venables died suddenly at

in March 1920.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Venables, Rowland 1846 births 1920 deaths Cricketers from Truro People educated at Rugby School Alumni of University College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Members of the Inner Temple English barristers English justices of the peace