Samuel Colchin

Samuel Colchin (fl. 1747 – 1779) was an English cricketer who played in the 1770s.

A nephew of Robert Colchin, a noted single wicket cricketer of the first half of the 18th century, he played in a total of 10 important matches, four of which were for Kent, all as a given man against Hampshire. He played five matches for England (i.e., the "rest" of England), and one top-level appearance for Hampshire.

Colchin was christened at Bromley in Kent in June 1747. He is last mentioned in June 1779 playing in a five-a-side single wicket match at the Artillery Ground for John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset's team against Sir Horatio Mann's team.

Notes

  1. ↑ A given man was a player who would not usually play for a team and was generally not qualified by either birth or residence to do so. They were either recruited to play for it or "given" by the opposition, to produce a more balanced contest and, in some cases, to attract a bigger crowd.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Samuel Colchin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2022. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Ashley-Cooper, F. S. (26 April 1900). "At the Sign of the Wicket". Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game. XIX (535). London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd: 83–85 – via ACS.
  3. ↑ Samuel Colchin, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Moore, Dudley (1988). The History of Kent County Cricket Club, p. 21. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7470-2209-7
  5. ↑ G. B. Buckley (1935) Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, p. 87. Birmingham: Cotterell & Co. ISBN 978-19-00592-48-2

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