Thomas Richardson (cricketer)
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Thomas Haden Richardson (4 July 1865 — 10 December 1923) was an English
cricket
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1895.
Richardson was born at Tutbury
, Staffordshire
, the son of John T. H. Richardson and his wife Sarah Richards. His father was a flint glass
manufacturer in the long-standing family business founded by Benjamin Richardson and in 1881 was based at Marston on Dove
.
Richardson appeared in a first-class match for the first time in 1888, playing in an England XI against a team of touring Australians. However, the England team lost the match by an innings margin, having scored just 28 runs in the first innings. Richardson played for Staffordshire
from 1888 to 1892 and also for the Gentlemen of Staffordshire.
Richardson made played for Derbyshire in the 1895 season
, in their first year in the County Championship. He made his debut in a match against Hampshire
and played two further matches for the club, both in that year. His final first-class match was a victory against Leicestershire
in August, in which team-mate George Walker
took nine wickets in the first innings and made 44 runs from tenth in the batting order. Richardson was a right-handed batsman and played 7 innings in 4 first class matches. He made a top score of 15 and an average of 7.
Richardson died in Tutbury at the age of 58.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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 first-class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1895.
Richardson was born at Tutbury
Tutbury
Tutbury is a large village and civil parish of about 3,000 residents in the English county of Staffordshire.It is surrounded by the agricultural countryside of both Staffordshire and Derbyshire. The site has been inhabited for over 3000 years, with Iron Age defensive ditches encircling the main...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, the son of John T. H. Richardson and his wife Sarah Richards. His father was a flint glass
Flint glass
Flint glass is optical glass that has relatively high refractive index and low Abbe number. Flint glasses are arbitrarily defined as having an Abbe number of 50 to 55 or less. The currently known flint glasses have refractive indices ranging between 1.45 and 2.00...
manufacturer in the long-standing family business founded by Benjamin Richardson and in 1881 was based at Marston on Dove
Marston on Dove
Marston on Dove is nine miles south west of Derby and two miles south west of Tutbury in South Derbyshire. The Church of St Mary at Marston has the oldest bell in Derbyshire, which was cast in Leicester in 1366 and inscribed with the words `Hail Mary` by John de Stafford....
.
Richardson appeared in a first-class match for the first time in 1888, playing in an England XI against a team of touring Australians. However, the England team lost the match by an innings margin, having scored just 28 runs in the first innings. Richardson played for Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
from 1888 to 1892 and also for the Gentlemen of Staffordshire.
Richardson made played for Derbyshire in the 1895 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1895
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1895 was the first season in which the English county cricket club Derbyshire played in the County Championship which had been established in 1890. The club settled their place by coming fifth with five championship wins. It was the club's 25th season although the...
, in their first year in the County Championship. He made his debut in a match against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
and played two further matches for the club, both in that year. His final first-class match was a victory against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in August, in which team-mate George Walker
George Glossop Walker
George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...
took nine wickets in the first innings and made 44 runs from tenth in the batting order. Richardson was a right-handed batsman and played 7 innings in 4 first class matches. He made a top score of 15 and an average of 7.
Richardson died in Tutbury at the age of 58.