Samuel Colchin

Samuel Colchin (fl. 1747 – 1779) was an English cricketer who played in the 1770s.

A nephew of Robert Colchin,[1] a noted single wicket cricketer of the first half of the 18th century,[2] he played in a total of 10 first-class matches,[3] four of which were for Kent sides, all as a given man[lower-alpha 1] against Hampshire sides. He played five matches for England sides[lower-alpha 2] and made one top-level appearance for a Hampshire XI.[1]

Colchin was christened at Bromley in Kent in June 1747.[1] He is last mentioned in June 1779 playing in a five-a-side single wicket match at the Artillery Ground for John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset's team against Sir Horatio Mann's team.[6]

Notes
  1. A given man was a player who would not usually play for a side and was generally not qualified by either birth or residence to do so. They were either recruited to play for it or "given" by the opposition, to produce a more balanced contest and, in some cases, to attract a bigger crowd.[4]
  2. During the time Colchin played, England sides were not representative of the country. Instead, they were sides composed of players from a range of locations brought together to play against another side.[5]

References
  1. Samuel Colchin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-03-21. (subscription required)
  2. Ashley-Cooper FS (1900) At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742–1751, Cricket, 1900-04-26, p. 84. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2022-03-21.)
  3. Samual Colchin, CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. Moore D (1988) The History of Kent County Cricket Club, p. 21. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7470-2209-7
  5. Birley D (1999) A Social History of English Cricket, p. 364. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978 1 78131 1769
  6. Buckley GB (1935) Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, p. 87. Birmingham: Cotterell & Co. ISBN 978-19-00592-48-2


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