Richard Court
Personal information
Full name
Richard Charles Lucy Court
Born(1916-10-23)23 October 1916
Ambala, Punjab, British India
Died10 April 1974(1974-04-10) (aged 57)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1937–1939Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 224
Batting average 10.18
100s/50s –/–
Top score 35
Balls bowled 2,273
Wickets 33
Bowling average 37.21
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/51
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2010

Richard Charles Lucy Court (23 October 1916 — 10 April 1974) was an English first-class cricketer.

Court was born in British India at Ambala in October 1916. He joined Hampshire's ground staff in 1936,[1] making his first-class debut for the county the following season against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1939, making eighteen appearances.[2] Playing in the Hampshire side as a right-arm fast bowler, he took 33 wickets at an average of 37.21, with best figures of 4 for 51.[3] As a lower order batsman, he scored 224 runs at a batting average of 10.18, with a highest score of 35.[4]

With the start of the Second World War in September 1939, county cricket was cancelled for the foreseeable future, bringing to an end Court's first-class career. During the war, he served in the British Army.[5] He died at Southampton in 10 April 1974.

References

  1. ↑ "A-Z (C10)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Court". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Bowling and Fielding For Each Team by Dick Court". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dick Court". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Broom, John (2021). Cricket in the Second World War: The Grim Test. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. p. 38. ISBN 9781526780201.
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