Background
He was born at Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
He was born at Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
Rust was a right-handed batsman. Rust made a single first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against Lancashire at the Spa Ground, Gloucester, in the 1914 County Championship. Batting first, Gloucestershire made 155, with Rust being run out after scoring 2 runs.
Lancashire responded by making 394 in their first-innings, while Gloucestershire were dismissed for 206 in their second-innings, with Rust being dismissed for a duck by Bill Huddleston.
Rust also had a distinguished local football career, playing and captaining Gloucester City 62 times from 1898-1907, scoring 41 goals. He died at Tredworth, Gloucestershire on 9 August 1962.
