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Robert George Chadwick Armstrong (12 August 1836 – 9 June 1863) was an English cricketer. He was born at Gravesend, Kent and played nine times for Kent County Cricket Club between 1859 and 1861.

Robert Armstrong

Personal information
Full name	Robert George Chadwick Armstrong
Born	(1836-08-12)12 August 1836 Gravesend, Kent, England
Died	9 June 1863(1863-06-09) (aged 26) Peckham, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1859–1861	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 76 Batting average 6.90 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 10* Balls bowled 44 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricInfo, 2 January 2012

Armstrong was the son of Samuel Francis and Agnes Armstrong. His father was a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and as a young man Robert played cricket for Gravesend and in the Peckham Rye area where he lived for most of his life.[1][2]

He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent against Middlesex at Southgate in 1859, making a pair on debut.[1] Armstrong went on to make total of nine first-class appearances for the county,[lower-alpha 1] the last of which came against England in 1861.[4] He was considered a batsman with "good style" who had once promised "future excellence"[5] but in his 13 innings only once made a double figure score, 10 not out against an England XI at Lord's in 1860.[1] He was considered "slow" as a fielder.[5]

Armstrong played for a range of other sides in other matches, including for United and All England sides a number of times.[4] He died of tuberculosis at Peckham in what was then Surrey in June 1863 aged 26.[1][2][6]

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References

External links

• Robert Armstrong at ESPNcricinfo

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