Full Name

Harry Owen Rock

Born

October 18, 1896, Scone, New South Wales

Died

March 09, 1978, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, (aged 81y 142d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

RELATIONS

(father)

Dr Owen Rock was a slightly-built, fast-scoring opening batsman who played in five matches for New South Wales in 1924-25 and 1925-26 after attracting attention with constant success for Sydney University. He made an immediate impact, scoring 127, 27*, 235 and 51 in his first two matches, and he was rewarded with an appearance in the Test Trial. However, he subsequently qualified as a doctor and played no more first-class cricket. His maiden hundred was the first to be recorded on the famous Sydney scoreboard.

What probably counted against him was that his sucess came relatively late - he was nearing 30 when he made his debut - and he also suffered from bad knees, a legacy of strained ligaments resulting from dragging horses out of the mad in France during the Great War. With openings not coming, he opted to concentrate on medicine and practised in Newcastle for more than 30 years.
Martin Williamson

Owen Rock Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC69175823594.753210

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC6000-----000

Debut/Last Matches of Owen Rock

FC Matches

Span
1924/25 - 1925/26

Recent Matches of Owen Rock

MatchBatDateGroundFormat
NSW vs Victoria3923-Jan-1926SydneyFC
NSW vs Victoria8126-Dec-1925MelbourneFC
NSW vs Victoria235 & 5124-Jan-1925SydneyFC
NSW vs South Aust127 & 27*28-Nov-1924SydneyFC