Former Hampshire batsman Neville Rogers, who came from a famous Oxfordshire cricketing family, has died at the age of 85.

Rogers, who scored 16,056 first-class runs for Hampshire between 1946 and 1955, was born and brought up in Cowley.

His father, Alf (nicknamed 'Brusher'), and uncle, Peter Rogers, took more than 1,000 wickets between them for Oxfordshire from 1891 to 1906.

Neville's elder brother, Len, was a fine attacking batsman for the county in the 1920s and 30s.

After attending the Central Oxford High School (now Oxford Boys School), Neville played for Oxford City before having a trial with Hampshire in 1939.

After serving with the Royal Artillery in the Second World War, he returned to Hampshire in 1946 to start his first-class career.

A resolute opening batsman, he scored 28 centuries and was the mainstay of Hampshire's batting in a lean period, averaging 32.04.

He was 12th man for England against South Africa at The Oval in 1951 and had a Test trial in 1953.

The following season, he carried his bat through four completed innings, a record bettered only once in the history of first-class cricket.

A member of the Hampshire committee, Neville would often return to Oxford, when Hampshire were playing in The Parks.

In recent years, he was also a regular attender at the annual Horspath Feast cricket match.