Richard Townsend (cricketer)

Richard Bowdler Townsend (26 March 1829 – 10 February 1852) was an English first-class cricketer.

Richard Townsend
Personal information
Full name
Richard Bowdler Townsend
Born26 March 1829
Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Died10 February 1852(1852-02-10) (aged 22)
Norwood, Surrey, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1850Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 6
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2020

The son of Richard Edward Austin Townsend, he was born at Chelsea in March 1829. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to University College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1850.[3] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs by William Lillywhite in the Oxford first-innings.[4] He died before completing his studies at Oxford, dying in February 1852 at Norwood, Surrey.[2]

References
  1. Mitchell, A. T. (1902). Rugby School Register 1842–1874. Vol. 2. A. J. Lawrence. p. 32.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Townsend, Richard Bowdler" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Townsend". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1850". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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