Richard Sampson (cricketer)

Richard Sampson

Personal information
Full name	Richard King Sampson
Born	15 May 1860 Lewes, Sussex, England
Died	12 July 1927 (aged 67) Ringmer, Sussex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1886	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 7 Batting average 3.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011

Richard King Sampson (15 May 1860 – 12 July 1927) was an English cricketer. Sampson was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Lewes, Sussex.

Sampson made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1886.^[1] He was dismissed for 2 runs in Sussex's first-innings by Wilfred Flowers, while in their second-innings he scored 5 runs before becoming one of William Attewell's 9 wickets. Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 15 runs.^[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

He died at Ringmer, Sussex on 12 July 1927.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Sampson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
2. "Nottinghamshire v Sussex, 1886". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

External links

• Richard Sampson at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Sampson at CricketArchive