About William Richmond
Lived 1843 – 1912 (aged 68). William Richmond was a British cricketer.
William Richmond (1 December 1843 – 11 November 1912) was an English cricketer.
Richmond was born at Burnley in Lancashire, the son of a grocer. He won awards for athletics as a young man and played club cricket for Burnley Cricket Club, considered as a powerful batsman. He played in a single first-class cricket match for Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1868, scoring a single run in his two innings.
Richmond was in business in Burnley as a textile machinist. He was a freemason and organist at a non-conformist chapel in the town. He died in 1912 aged 68.
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Who was William Richmond?
British cricketer (1843-1912)
When was William Richmond born?
William Richmond was born on 1 December 1843.
When did William Richmond die?
William Richmond died on 11 November 1912.
What was William Richmond's occupation?
William Richmond was a cricketer.
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William Richmond was British.
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· DBpedia: William Richmond (cricketer)
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