Rodney Holmes

John Rodney Reay Holmes (24 April 1924 – 3 February 1980) was an English cricketer.

[4] Holmes later made his first-class debut for the Free Foresters against Oxford University in 1949.

The presence of Jim Parks in the Sussex squad limited Holmes to just one further first-class appearance, in 1951 against Oxford University.

[7] He retired from service on 16 August 1954, upon which he was granted the honorary rank of Major.

[8] He died in an avalanche at Breuil-Cervinia in Italy on 3 February 1980,[9] alongside three other British tourists.