Richard Nicholson (cricketer)
Richard Payne Nicholson (1814 – 18 February 1845) was an English first-class cricketer and distiller.
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| Full name | Richard Payne Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1814 Upper Clapton, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 February 1845 (aged 30/31) Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Nicholson (brother) John Nicholson (brother) Ralph Nicholson (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1841 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||
The son of John Nicholson, he was born in 1818 at Upper Clapton. He was a member of the family which owned the J&W Nicholson & Co gin distillery based in Clerkenwell and Three Mills. Nicholson made two appearances in first-class cricket, firstly for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1837 at Lord's, and secondly for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge Town Club at the same venue.[1] He worked in the family business as a distiller alongside his brother, William,[2] who was also a first-class cricketer and politician. He died in Portugal at Lisbon in February 1845.[3] Brothers John and Ralph both also played first-class cricket.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by Richard Nicholson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949. 19. E. B. Ince. 1841. p. 50.
- Deaths. The Morning Chronicle. 14 March 1845. p. 8