Richard Sampson (cricketer)

Richard Sampson
Personal information
Full name
Richard King Sampson
Born(1860-05-15)15 May 1860
Lewes, Sussex, England
Died12 July 1927(1927-07-12) (aged 67)
Ringmer, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1886Sussex
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.

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