About Robert Picknell
Lived 1816 – 1869 (aged 52). Robert Picknell was a British cricketer.
Robert Picknell (2 June 1816 – 7 February 1869) was an English cricketer. Picknell was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Chalvington, Sussex.
Picknell made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1837 at the Old County Ground, West Malling. He made three further first-class appearances in that season, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, Kent at the Royal New Ground, and Nottinghamshire at the Forest New Ground. In 1839, Sussex County Cricket Club was formed, with Picknell playing in their inaugural first-class match against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's on 10 June 1839.
He died at Eastbourne, Sussex, on 7 February 1869. His brother, George, also played first-class cricket.
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English cricketer (1816-1869)
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Robert Picknell was born on 2 June 1816 in Chalvington with Ripe.
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Robert Picknell died on 7 February 1869 in Eastbourne.
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Robert Picknell was a cricketer.
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