Richard Lowndes (cricketer)

Richard Lowndes (10 October 1821 – 3 October 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Richard Lowndes
Personal information
Full nameRichard Lowndes
Born10 October 1821
Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England
Died3 October 1898(1898-10-03) (aged 76)
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsSamuel Lowndes (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1841Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 30
Batting average 7.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 March 2020

The son of William Loftus Lowndes, he was born at Bloomsbury in October 1821. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2]

While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on two occasions in 1841, playing against Cambridge University in The University Match at Lord's, and against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the same venue.[3] He scored 30 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 22.[4] He also played in two county matches for Shropshire below first-class in 1844 while playing at club level for Bridgnorth.[5]

He was a double Blue, having also rowed for Oxford in the unofficial Boat Race against Cambridge at the 1843 Henley Regatta.[6]

After graduating from Oxford, he took holy orders in the Church of England. Lowndes' first ecclesiastical post was as rector of Poole Keynes from 1854–62. He became the vicar of Sturminster Newton in 1862 and was made a canon of Salisbury Cathedral in 1874.[2] Lowndes died at Sturminster Newton in October 1898.[6] His brother, Samuel, was also a first-class cricketer.

References
  1. "Player profile: Richard Lowndes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 863.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Lowndes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Lowndes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 19, 47. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  6. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1898". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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