Richard Fielder (cricketer)
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Fielder was born at East Malling in Kent in 1758.[2] 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 teamsTemplate:Efn 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.[2]
From 1801 to 1803 Fielder played for Surrey teams, including in one match which has been awarded first-class status.[2] Writing in 1862, Arthur Haygarth recorded that he has been considered "a very fine field and catch".[3] 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.Template:Efn
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.[3] He died at Gravesend in 1826.[2]
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- ↑ Richard Fielder, CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ a b c d Richard Fielder, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-12-10. Template:Subscription required
- ↑ a b Arthur Haygarth (1862) Scores & Biographies, vol. 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.Template:Page number
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