Roy Cosmo Kerslake (born 26 December 1942, Paignton, Devon) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Somerset and captained Somerset for one season in 1968. More recently he has served as president of Somerset County Cricket Club from 2004 to 2015.
In 1961, he played for Somerset’s second eleven in the Minor Counties that season, being part of the team that won the Minor Counties Championship for the first time.
In August 1962, he played for six times for Somerset’s first team, batting middle-order batsman, but did not bowl.
Roy played for Cambridge in the first half of the 1964 season and in the second half of the season, he again played regularly for Somerset. His best bowling figures, six for 83 were against Hampshire at Bournemouth.
After the 1964 season, Roy went into legal practice and did not play first-class cricket at all in the following three seasons. In 1968, however, following the retirement as Somerset captain of Colin Atkinson, he reappeared as captain of the side, but an injury before the start of the season meant that he was able to play in only one of the opening six matches.
At the end of that season, he returned to the law and did not play first-class cricket for the county side again.
Photo from SCCC Players, Photographs and Statistics – available in the Museum and Library
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