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Robert William Draper (20 January 1903 – 29 August 1987) played first-class cricket for Somerset in three matches, two in the 1925 season and one in 1929.[1] He was born at Calcutta, India and died at Cowie's Hill, Durban, South Africa.

Robert Draper

Personal information
Full name	Robert William Draper
Born	(1903-01-20)20 January 1903 Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal, India
Died	29 August 1987(1987-08-29) (aged 84) Cowie's Hill, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1925–1929	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 3 Runs scored 20 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 11 Balls bowled 505 Wickets 6 Bowling average 36.83 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/73 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

Draper was a left-arm medium pace bowler and a tail-end batsman. He opened the Somerset bowling in each of his three matches for the team, and took three wickets in an innings in both of his matches in the 1925 season; however, both Cambridge University and Essex scored more than 400 in the innings where Draper took wickets.[2][3] His single game in 1929, against Northamptonshire, was not a success: he failed to take a wicket or score a run.[4]

Draper's record as a batsman was negligible: he scored 20 runs in four innings. It is not clear whether he batted right- or left-handed. His obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1988 says left-handed; his Cricketarchive profile says right.[1][5]

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