Richard Lowe (cricketer, born 1869)

Richard Lowe
Personal information
Full name Richard Lowe
Born (1869-06-18)18 June 1869
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Died 3 July 1946(1946-07-03) (aged 77)
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Relations Sam Lowe (brother)
Tom Lowe (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897–1901 Glamorgan
1893–1894 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 183
Batting average 10.76
100s/50s –/–
Top score 34*
Balls bowled 1,197
Wickets 22
Bowling average 26.27
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/26
Catches/stumpings 5/–
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

  1. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lancashire League Matches played by Richard Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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