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Born | 1758 East Malling, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1826 (aged 67–68) Gravesend, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1792–1796 | Kent XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 7 September 1790 West Kent v East Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 20 July 1801 Surrey v England XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 24 January 2023 |
Richard Fielder (1758–1826) was an English cricketer who played in 20 matches between 1790 and 1801 which are now regarded as having first-class cricket status.[2]
Fielder was born at East Malling in Kent in 1758.[3] He is first known to have played cricket in 1790, playing in a first-class match for East Kent against West Kent at Bourne Paddock near Canterbury. He played regularly for Kent sides and for England teams[c] between 1792 and 1796. A total of 18 of his 20 first-class matches were played during these seasons, 11 for Kent, six for England as well as one for a team organised by Richard Leigh, an influential organiser of matches who lived in the Dartford area of Kent.[3]
From 1801 to 1803 Fielder played for Surrey teams, including in one match which has been awarded first-class status.[3] Writing in 1862, Arthur Haygarth recorded that he has been considered "a very fine field and catch".[5] In his 20 matches considered to be first-class, Fielder scored 281 runs with a highest score of 35. He took at least one wicket.[b]
Fielder worked as a horse trainer and is thought to have eloped with one of his riding pupils. Afterwards they kept the Woolpack Inn at Tenterden.[5] He died at Gravesend in 1826.[3]
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