Sam Redgate
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Samuel Redgate (27 July 1810 in Arnold
, Nottinghamshire – 13 April 1851 in Radford
, Nottinghamshire) was a famous English professional cricket
er who played for Nottingham Cricket Club and Nottinghamshire CCC from the 1830
to the 1846 season
.
Redgate was an outstanding rightarm fast bowler using the roundarm
style. He batted right-handed and sometimes played as wicket-keeper.
Redgate was the most feared fast bowler in England when he was at his best and it is generally held that his pace was the catalyst for the introduction of batting pads. Playing for North v. South
at Leicester in 1836, a fast ball from Redgate to Alfred Mynn
caused a serious leg injury that almost resulted in amputation. Fortunately, Mynn recovered and his leg was saved. But some sources state it was largely because of this incident that pads became commonplace.
Redgate played in a total of 79 first-class
matches and took an impressive 426 known wickets. His best performance was 8 wickets (runs unknown) for North of England v MCC at Burton-on-Trent in 1840. He took 5 wickets in an innings (5wI) 31 times and 10 wickets in a match (10wM) 11 times. Rather less formidable as a batsman, he scored 1011 runs at 8.71 with a highest score of 41. He took 61 catches and made 2 stumpings.
Arnold, Nottinghamshire
Arnold is a suburb of Nottingham, England. It is to the north-east of the city boundary, and is in the local government district of Gedling. It has only had a market since 1968, and had a number of factories associated with the hosiery industry...
, Nottinghamshire – 13 April 1851 in Radford
Radford
-Places:England* Radford, Coventry* Radford, Nottingham* Radford, Oxfordshire* Radford, Somerset* Radford Semele, WarwickshireAustralia* Radford College, CanberraUSA* Radford, Virginia* Radford University, Virginia...
, Nottinghamshire) was a famous English professional cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Nottingham Cricket Club and Nottinghamshire CCC from the 1830
1830 English cricket season
-First-class matches:-Leading batsmen:Fuller Pilch was the leading runscorer with 235 @ 29.37Other leading batsmen were: W Searle, J Saunders, J Cobbett, H Jenner, J Broadbridge-Leading bowlers:Jem Broadbridge was the leading wicket-taker with 27...
to the 1846 season
1846 English cricket season
The 1846 English cricket season saw the foundation of William Clarke's famed All-England Eleven.-First-class matches:-Events:The earliest first-class match at the Oval was Surrey Club v. MCC on 25 & 26 May. Only 194 runs were scored in the match with a top score of 13. WR Hillyer took 14 wickets...
.
Redgate was an outstanding rightarm fast bowler using the roundarm
Roundarm bowling
In cricket, roundarm bowling is a style that was introduced in the first quarter of the 19th century and had largely superseded underarm bowling by the 1830s. Using a roundarm action, the bowler has his arm extended at about 90 degrees from his body at the point where he releases the ball...
style. He batted right-handed and sometimes played as wicket-keeper.
Redgate was the most feared fast bowler in England when he was at his best and it is generally held that his pace was the catalyst for the introduction of batting pads. Playing for North v. South
North v. South
The North of England and South of England teams appeared in first-class cricket between the 1836 and 1961 seasons, most often in matches against each other but also individually in games against touring teams, MCC and others....
at Leicester in 1836, a fast ball from Redgate to Alfred Mynn
Alfred Mynn
Alfred Mynn was an English cricketer during the game's "Roundarm Era". He was a genuine all-rounder, being both an attacking right-handed batsman and a formidable right arm fast bowler. The noted cricket writer John Woodcock ranked him as the fourth greatest cricketer of all time. Simon Wilde...
caused a serious leg injury that almost resulted in amputation. Fortunately, Mynn recovered and his leg was saved. But some sources state it was largely because of this incident that pads became commonplace.
Redgate played in a total of 79 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches and took an impressive 426 known wickets. His best performance was 8 wickets (runs unknown) for North of England v MCC at Burton-on-Trent in 1840. He took 5 wickets in an innings (5wI) 31 times and 10 wickets in a match (10wM) 11 times. Rather less formidable as a batsman, he scored 1011 runs at 8.71 with a highest score of 41. He took 61 catches and made 2 stumpings.
External sources
Further reading
- Arthur HaygarthArthur HaygarthArthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
, Scores & Biographies, Volume 2–3 (1827–1848), Lillywhite, 1862