Bernard Bosanquet (cricketer)

Bernard James Tindal Bosanquet (October 13, 1877 - October 12, 1936) was an English cricketer, perhaps most renowned as the inventor of the googly (or sometimes called the Bosie in Australia).

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October 13 - 1877 - October 12 - 1936 - English - Cricket - Googly - Bosie - Australia

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Bosanquet was born in Enfield, Middlesex, and represented Uxbridge Cricket Club, Oxford University Cricket Club and Middlesex County Cricket Club. He played seven Test matches for England between 1903/04 and 1905. He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1904.

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Enfield - Middlesex - Uxbridge Cricket Club - Oxford University Cricket Club - Middlesex County Cricket Club - Test match - England - 1903 - 04 - 1905 - Wisden Cricketer of the Year

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Bosanquet died in Ewhurst, Surrey, aged 58. His son, Reginald Bosanquet, was a well known ITN newsreader.

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Ewhurst - Surrey - Reginald Bosanquet - ITN - Newsreader

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