R. E. Foster

R. E. Foster

Personal information
Full name	Reginald Erskine Foster
Born	(1878-04-16)16 April 1878 Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Died	13 May 1914(1914-05-13) (aged 36) Brompton, London, England
Nickname	Tip
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 138)	11 December 1903 v Australia
Last Test	19 August 1907 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1899–1912	Worcestershire
1897–1900	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 8 139 Runs scored 602 9,076 Batting average 46.30 41.82 100s/50s 1/1 22/41 Top score 287 287 Balls bowled 0 1,616 Wickets – 25 Bowling average – 46.12 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 3/54 Catches/stumpings 13/– 178/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2008

Reginald Erskine Foster (16 April 1878 – 13 May 1914), nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature,^[1] was an English first-class cricketer and footballer. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports.^[2][3]

One of seven Foster brothers who were all educated at Malvern College and who all played cricket for Malvern and for Worcestershire, Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut,^[4] setting a world record for the highest Test score.