Education
Born in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, like his brothers Foster was educated at Malvern College before going to the Royal Military Academy and being commissioned into the Royal Artillery in November 1894.
Born in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, like his brothers Foster was educated at Malvern College before going to the Royal Military Academy and being commissioned into the Royal Artillery in November 1894.
He was one of the seven Foster brothers, all of whom played first-class cricket for the county. Foster also appeared for Master Control Console and the Gentlemen. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 17 November 1897, and served in the Second Boer War 1900-1901, during which he was promoted Captain on 16 January 1901.
He was seconded for a staff appointment in South Africa as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in April 1902.
Foster made his first-class debut for Worcestershire in 1899, against Yorkshire in Worcestershire"s first ever match at that level, though he had a personally unmemorable game in scoring 0 and 22. However, the season as a whole was a success for him: he made 1,041 runs in all, and topped Worcestershire"s batting averages with 42.57.
Foster played three first-class matches (none for Worcestershire) in 1900, but was then out of the game for several years owing to his service in the Boer War. He returned to first-class cricket in 1903, but never again played more than a handful of games in a season.
From 1903 he was employed by the Birmingham-based glassmaking company of Chance Brothers, which might explain his only very moderate success with the battalion
His last match was in 1911 against Middlesex. Foster died at the age of 83 in Ryton Grove, near Shifnal, Staffordshire.