Richard Compton (cricketer)
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| Full name | Richard Cecil Denis Compton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
29 March 1956 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
DCS Compton (father) PMD Compton (brother) NRD Compton (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 18 November 1978 Natal v Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 30 December 1980 Natal v Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 20 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Cecil Denis Compton (born 29 March 1956) is a retired South African cricketer.
Compton was the third son of the English Test cricketer Denis Compton, Denis's second son with his second wife Valerie Platt. He was born in London and brought up in South Africa from 1960.
A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he represented Natal in seven SACB first-class matches in the Howa Bowl, five in 1978/79 and two in 1980/81. He scored 99 runs at an average of 9.00 and took eighteen wickets at an average of 22.11, with best bowling figures of 3/42 in the first innings against Western Province in February 1979.
His brother Patrick also played first-class cricket for Natal, and his uncle Leslie, Denis's brother, played for Middlesex (and for Arsenal and England at football).
His son Nick captained Harrow in 2001, played first-class cricket for Middlesex from 2001 to 2010 and Somerset 2010-2014. Nick made his test debut for England in 2012 against India.