Roland Pope, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Roland Pope

Australian cricketer

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1864

Place of Birth: Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1952

Profession: ornithologist, art collector, ophthalmologist, cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Roland Pope

  • Roland James "Rowley" Pope (18 February 1864 – 27 July 1952) was an Australian cricketer best known for representing the Australian national cricket team in one Test match in 1885, and later also known as an ophthalmologist and philanthropist.
  • From Sydney, New South Wales, he was selected for the Test as the result of a player strike during the English tour of Australia during the 1884–85 season, and made three runs across his two innings.
  • Having studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, Pope was head of the ophthalmology section of Sydney Hospital for a period of 17 years, and was later involved in the establishment of the library and art gallery of the City of Newcastle.

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