Charles Richardson (cricketer)
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Charles Richardson was an English
cricket
er. He was a left-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex
. He was born in Terling
and died in Great Totham
.
Having made a single Minor Counties Championship appearance for the Second XI in June 1914, Richardson made his first and only first-class appearance the following week, against Yorkshire
. Playing in just one innings of the game, Richardson scored 15 runs.
Between this point and the end of the season, Richardson picked up four further first-class appearances.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a left-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
. He was born in Terling
Terling
Terling is a village in the county of Essex, England, between the town of Witham and the villages of Great Leighs and Hatfield Peverel. The village was mentioned in the Domesday book...
and died in Great Totham
Great Totham
Great Totham is a parish with a village in Maldon district, Essex, England.There are two areas of the village, north and south.It is distributed along the B1022.There is a plaque attached to the village sign of the north area which reads....
.
Having made a single Minor Counties Championship appearance for the Second XI in June 1914, Richardson made his first and only first-class appearance the following week, against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. Playing in just one innings of the game, Richardson scored 15 runs.
Between this point and the end of the season, Richardson picked up four further first-class appearances.
External links
- Charles Richardson at Cricket Archive