Richard Purchase

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Richard Purchase (1757 – 1837) was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club.

He was only 16 when he made his debut in 1773.

Born in Liss, Hampshire, he played for his county in 1773 and 1774 but then did not appear again until 1781! He was possibly in the armed forces at the time or otherwise working away from Hampshire.

He was an all-rounder noted as a slow bowler who maintained good line and length and a "fair hitter". He played regularly from 1781 till the end of his career in 1803, making 113 known first-class appearances.

English cricketers of 1761 to 1786

Edward "Curry" Aburrow | Henry Attfield | James Aylward | William Barber | Bayton | William Bedster | Francis Booker | John Boorman William Bowra | William Brazier | Thomas Brett | William Bullen | Childs | Robert Clifford | Samuel Colchin | Duke of Dorset John Edmeads | John Frame | Richard Francis | David Harris | William Hogsflesh | Lamborn | George Leer | George Louch Sir Horatio Mann | Noah Mann | Richard Miller | John Minshull | Muggeridge | Richard Nyren | William Palmer | Thomas Pattenden Richard Purchase | Thomas Quiddington | Joey Ring | Richard Simmons | John Small | Edward "Lumpy" Stevens | Peter Stewart Tom Sueter | Earl of Tankerville | Thomas Taylor | Richard Aubrey Veck | "Shock" White | Thomas "Daddy" White John Wood of Seal | John (Thomas) Wood | William Yalden

English cricketers of 1787 to 1800

Lord Frederick Beauclerk | William Beldam | Thomas Boxall | William Bullen | William Fennex | Andrew Freemantle | John Hammond David Harris | Charles Lennox | Thomas Lord | George Louch | Richard Purchase | Thomas Ray | Joey Ring | Thomas Taylor Henry Tufton | John Tufton | Harry Walker | Tom Walker | John Wells | Earl of Winchilsea

[edit] References

• Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
• Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
• Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)
• The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
• The Glory Days of Cricket by Ashley Mote (GDC)
• John Nyren's "The Cricketers of my Time" by Ashley Mote