Dick Houston
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Full name | Richard Shinnock Houston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brighton, Victoria, Australia | 30 June 1863||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 November 1921 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia | (aged 58)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper, occasional bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1885-1898 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2020 |
Richard Houston (30 June 1863 – 27 November 1921) was an Australian cricketer. He played 23 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1885 and 1898.[1]
Dick Houston was a right-handed batsman who also sometimes bowled and kept wicket. He was an early exponent of the switch hit, changing suddenly from right-handed to left-handed in order to play the ball more effectively.[2] His highest first-class score was 72, when he captained Victoria to victory over Tasmania in 1893-94.[3] In the 1880s he won the batting average for North Melbourne five seasons in a row, including two seasons when he also won the bowling average.[4] He set a record for the Williamstown Cricket Club in 1902-03 when he scored 213 not out against Brighton.[5]
Houston was also an Australian rules footballer, playing for North Melbourne in the 1880s.[6] In the early 1890s he was the caretaker at Corio Oval in Geelong, and captained both the Geelong cricket and football teams.[7]
At the time of his death Houston was the caretaker of the Williamstown Cricket Ground, where he died.[8] He was survived by his wife Marion and their four children.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Richard Houston". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ J. W. (6 December 1924). "Curious Cricket Decision". Australasian: 31.
- ^ "Victoria v Tasmania 1893-94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Dick Houston Mourned". Sporting Globe: 10. 6 September 1922.
- ^ A. G. Moyes, Australian Cricket: A History, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1959, p. 39.
- ^ "Dick Houston". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Late "Dick" Houston". Geelong Advertiser: 4. 6 December 1921.
- ^ "A Cricketer's Demise". Williamstown Chronicle: 2. 3 December 1921.
- ^ "Deaths". Argus: 17. 3 December 1921.
External links
- Dick Houston at ESPNcricinfo
- Dick Houston at Australian Football