Victor Rothschild
| Full name: | Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild |
| Born: | 31st October 1910, Kensington, Middlesex, England |
| Died: | 20th March 1990, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Leg-break |
| Biography: | He was styled 'Honourable' from 1922 as a son of the second Baron Rothschild of Tring, and succeeded his father as third Baron Rothschild in 1937. Chairman, Shell Research (petrochemicals) and of NM Rothschild and Son (merchant bank); chairman, Agricultural Research Council 1948-58; director-general, Central Policy Review Staff (the government 'think-tank') 1971-74. Awarded George Medal 1944 'for dangerous work in hazardous circumstances', and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1953 (the only County Championship cricketer thus honoured) for his work as chairman of the ARC. Appointed GBE 1975 for services to the Cabinet Office. |
| Teams: | Northamptonshire (Main FC: 1929-1931); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1930); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1929-1931) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 11 | 19 | 1 | 282 | 63 | 15.66 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1929-1931) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Northamptonshire | 49 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0-11 | 6.48 | ||||
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