Full Name

Richard Prescott Keigwin

Born

April 08, 1883, Lexden, Colchester, Essex

Died

November 26, 1972, Polstead, Suffolk, (aged 89y 232d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Slow

Education

Clifton College; Cambridge University

RELATIONS

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Richard Keigwin captained Clifton in 1901 and 1902 before going up to Cambridge, where he won his Blue at cricket from 1903 to 1906. He also represented the University at Association football, hockey and rackets. He later played cricket and football for Essex and Gloucestershire; hockey for Essex and England and lawn tennis for Gloucestershire. When in France for a time, he became an expert at pelota. He did much good work as a coach at the R.N.C., Osborne, and while a master at Clifton for 16 years and afterwards as Warden of Wills Hall, Bristol University. Rated one of the foremost translators of Danish writings into English, he became an authority on the works of Hans Christian Andersen and was made a Knight of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Richard Keigwin Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC7412912231611619.79112410

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC7448292614878/7930.043.2455.531

Debut/Last Matches of Richard Keigwin

FC Matches

Span
1903 - 1923

Recent Matches of Richard Keigwin

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Gloucs vs Australians47 & 650/1620-Aug-1921CheltenhamFC
M.C.C. vs Cambridge U2--03-Jul-1919Lord'sFC
Cambridge U vs Sth Africans2 & 173/4906-Jun-1904CambridgeFC