Richard Hawkey

Richard Bladworth Hawkey (7 August 1923 – 19 March 1991) was an English first-class cricketer and squash player.

Richard Hawkey

Personal information
Full name	Richard Bladworth Hawkey
Born	7 August 1923 Teddington, Middlesex, England
Died	19 March 1991 (aged 67) Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 42 Batting average 7.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 13 Balls bowled 288 Wickets 1 Bowling average 139.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/40 Catches/stumpings -/-
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2018

Born at Teddington, Hawkey was educated at Merchant Taylors' School.[1] Going up to the University of Cambridge, Hawkey made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University in 1948.[2] The following year he played two first-class matches for Cambridge University against the touring New Zealanders and Warwickshire, both played at Fenner's.[2] He scored 42 runs and took a single wicket across his three first-class matches.[3] Besides playing cricket, he was also an international squash player, representing England.[1] He also wrote a number of coaching books on the subject. He died at Hillingdon in March 1991.[1]

References

1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Hawkey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
3. "Player profile: Richard Hawkey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-25.

External links

• Richard Hawkey at ESPNcricinfo