Country: | England |
Fullname: | Richard Bladworth Hawkey |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1923 |
Birth Place: | Teddington, Middlesex, England |
Death Place: | Hillingdon, Middlesex, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 3 |
Runs1: | 42 |
Bat Avg1: | 7.00 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 13 |
Deliveries1: | 288 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 139.00 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 1/40 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | -/- |
Date: | 25 December |
Year: | 2018 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14630.html Cricinfo |
Richard Bladworth Hawkey (7 August 1923 - 19 March 1991) was an English first-class cricketer and squash player.
Born at Teddington, Hawkey was educated at Merchant Taylors' School.[1] Going up to the University of Cambridge, Hawkey made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University in 1948.[2] The following year he played two first-class matches for Cambridge University against the touring New Zealanders and Warwickshire, both played at Fenner's.[2] He scored 42 runs and took a single wicket across his three first-class matches.[3] Besides playing cricket, he was also an international squash player, representing England.[1] He also wrote a number of coaching books on the subject. He died at Hillingdon in March 1991.[1]