Richard Purchase

Richard Purchase (1757 – 1837) was an 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.

External links

From Lads to Lord's – profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 10, 2012)

References

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

English cricketers of 1787 to 1800

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

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