Richard Blackstock (13 July 1838 – 3 February 1893) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket, making four appearances in the 1850s and 1860s. Born at Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire, Blackstock was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper.
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| Full name | Richard Blackstock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1838 Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 July 1893 (aged 54) Oxton, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1865 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editA club cricketer for Birkenhead Park Cricket Club, keeping wicket for the club when William Lockhart was unavailable. Blackstock made his first-class debut in 1858 at The Oval when he played for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South.[1] His next appearance in first-class cricket came five years later in 1863, when he played two matches for the North in the North v South fixture.[1] Two years later he made a single first-class appearance for Lancashire in its inaugural first-class match against Middlesex,[1] with Blackstock opening the batting and therefore having the distinction of being the first Lancashire batsman to face a delivery in first-class cricket.[2][n 1] Across his four first-class appearances, Blackstock scored a total of 154 runs at an average of 22.00, with a high score of 47.[3]
Outside of cricket he was a builders merchant. He died at Oxton on 3 February 1893.
Notes and references
edit- ^ This was Lancashire County Cricket Club's first appearance in first-class cricket. However, prior to its formation in 1864, Lancashire county cricket teams had represented the county in first-class matches.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Richard Blackstock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Lancashire v Middlesex, 1865". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Player profile: Richard Blackstock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
External links
edit- Richard Blackstock at ESPNcricinfo
- Richard Blackstock at CricketArchive