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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)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Overall111912826315.66018
First-Class Career Bowling (1929-1931)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Northamptonshire4905300-116.48

 

 

 

 

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