Matches (17)
IPL (2)
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe (1)
PAK v WI [W] (1)
WT20 Qualifier (4)
County DIV1 (2)
County DIV2 (3)
RHF Trophy (3)
NEP vs WI [A-Team] (1)

Robert Bestwick

England

Full Name

Robert Saxton Bestwick

Born

September 29, 1899, Heanor, Derbyshire

Died

July 03, 1980, St Ouen's, Jersey, Channel Islands, (aged 80y 278d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

RELATIONS

(father)

Robert Saxton Bestwick, who died in Jersey on July 3, 1980, aged 80, will be remembered for an incident which one can safely say is unique in first-class cricket. For Derbyshire against Warwickshire at Derby in 1922, for some 10 minutes he bowled at one end while his father, the much better known Bill Bestwick, bowled at the other, against W. G. Quaife and his son, B. W. A fast-medium left-armer, R. S. Bestwick played five matches for the county between 1920 and 1922, but met with little success. Later he played League cricket and finally moved to Jersey where, beside being a publican, he coached and umpired at Victoria College.
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