Robert Dick (cricketer)
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Robert Douglas Dick was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played one game for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
in 1911.
Born in Middlesbrough
, Yorkshire
, Dick was a right arm fast bowler, who took two wickets for 37 runs in the match against Nottinghamshire
at The Circle, Hull
. He was less successful with the bat, scoring two runs in his only first-class innings. Yorkshire won the game by 225 runs, thanks to batting from David Denton
(74 & 101*) and 9 wickets from Major Booth
. Dick also played for the Yorkshire Second XI in the same year.
Robert Dick died in December 1983, in Guisborough
, Yorkshire, aged 94.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played one game for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 1911.
Born in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, Dick was a right arm fast bowler, who took two wickets for 37 runs in the match against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
at The Circle, Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
. He was less successful with the bat, scoring two runs in his only first-class innings. Yorkshire won the game by 225 runs, thanks to batting from David Denton
David Denton
David Denton was an English first-class cricketer. An attacking batsman, he had a long career with Yorkshire and played eleven Tests for England. His nickname of 'Lucky' came from his habit of surviving the numerous chances, that his attacking batting style naturally created for the opposition...
(74 & 101*) and 9 wickets from Major Booth
Major Booth
This page is about an English Cricketer. For other persons named William Booth, see William Booth .Major William Booth was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1908 and 1914, a season in which he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the...
. Dick also played for the Yorkshire Second XI in the same year.
Robert Dick died in December 1983, in Guisborough
Guisborough
Guisborough is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England....
, Yorkshire, aged 94.