Richard Lowe (cricketer, born 1869)
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| Full name | Richard Lowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 1869 Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 July 1946 (aged 77) Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sam Lowe (brother) Tom Lowe (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897–1901 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893–1894 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Lowe (18 June 1869 – 3 July 1946) was an English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Lowe made his first-class debut for Lord Sheffield's XI against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Sheffield Park in 1891.[1] His next first-class appearance came in his debut match for Sussex in the 1893 County Championship against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1894 County Championship.[1] In his fourteen first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 180 runs at an average of 10.58, with a high score of 34 not out.[2] With the ball, he took 22 wickets at a bowling average of 26.27, with best figures of 4/26.[3]
He later joined Glamorgan, making his debut for the Welsh county against Monmouthshire in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Glamorgan from 1897 to 1901, making a total of 42 appearances, the last of which came against Devon.[4] In addition to playing county cricket, he also played for Rishton in 1895 and Church in 1896 in the Lancashire League.[5] He died at the town of his birth on 3 July 1946. His brothers, Sam and Tom, both played first-class cricket.
References
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Lancashire League Matches played by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.