Richard Allsop
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| Full name | Richard Allsop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 June 1849 Wirksworth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
20 March 1908 (aged 58) Burton-on-Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right hand batsmen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1872 –1874 | Derbyshire County Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 28 June 1872 Derbyshire v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 23 July 1874 Derbyshire v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Allsop (10 June 1849 – 20 March 1908) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1872 and 1874.
Allsop was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of Samuel Allsop, a journeyman joiner and his wife Ann, who lived in the Market Place.[1] By 1871, he was a joiner himself, living with the family at St John Street.[2] In 1870, he played cricket for Wirksworth Cricket Club and, in 1871, for Burton Cricket Club. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1872 season against Lancashire.[3] In the 1873 season he only played for the club in a miscellaneous match against Nottinghamshire. In the 1874 season he achieved his highest score of 33 against Lancashire and completed his first-class career in a match against Kent. He also played in Derbyshire's extra matches against Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and United South of England.
Allsop played five innings in three first-class matches with an average of 8.40 and the highest score of 33.[4]
Allsop died at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire at the age of 68.
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