Full Name

Richard Beckett

Born

June 18, 1772, Leeds, Yorkshire

Died

July 28, 1809, Talavera, Spain, (aged 37y 40d)

Richard Beckett made nine known appearances in major or first-class matches for the MCC between 1804 and 1807. He was killed while serving with the Coldstream Guards during the closing stages of the Battle of Talavera in 1809 and thus has the unfortunate distinction of being the first first-class player to be killed in battle.

Richard Beckett Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC9170120347.050030

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC9000-----000

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