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English
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England
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Eng
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R E Foster
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Tip Fosterjpg
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Right-handed batsman (RHB)
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Right arm fast
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8
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602
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4630
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1/1
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287
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0
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0
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n/a
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0
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0
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n/a
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13/0
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139
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9076
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4182
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22/41
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287
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1616
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25
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4612
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0
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0
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3/54
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178/0
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11 December
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1903
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21 August
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1907
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(born
16 April 1878 in
Malvern ,
Worcestershire , died
13 May 1914 in
London ) was an English
Footballer and
Cricketer . He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. He was educated at
Malvern College and
Oxford University .
In
Cricket , he played for
Oxford University ,
Worcestershire and
England . In
1900 he set the record for the highest individual score in the
Varsity Match . He was named a
Wisden Cricketer Of The Year in
1901 . In his first
Test Match , at Sydney in
1903 , he scored 287. This was the highest score in Test cricket until
1930 , and (
As Of 2005 ) remains the highest score by a debutant, and the highest by an Englishman in Australia. He captained England in the three-match series against
South Africa in
1907 , winning one match and drawing two.
In
Football , he played five matches for
England including one as captain. He scored three goals.
He suffered from
Diabetes , which led to his death in
1914 at the age of only 36.
