William Rodwell

William Hunter Rodwell JP (18 April 1850 – 3 August 1929) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of the politician and lawyer Benjamin Rodwell, he was born at Marylebone in April 1850. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] Rodwell served in the West Suffolk Yeomanry, being commissioned as a cornet in November 1868,[3] before being promoted to lieutenant in January 1870.[4] Four years later he was promoted to captain in July 1874.[5] A student of the Middle Temple in May 1872, Rodwell was called to the bar to practice as a barrister in April 1875.[6] A year after he was called to the bar, Rodwell resigned his commission with the West Suffolk Yeomanry.[7] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1882, making a single appearance against Somerset.[8] He batted twice in the match, scoring 1 run in the MCC first innings before being dismissed by Herbert Fowler, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 31 runs by Charles Winter.[9] Rodwell returned to the Suffolk Yeomanry in December 1880 holding the rank of captain,[10] but resigned his commission again in May 1892, at which point he was granted the honorary rank of major.[11] He was additionally a justice of the peace for Suffolk.[2] Rodwell died at Amersham in August 1929.