Richard Housley

Richard Housley (8 May 1849 – 23 April 1881) was an English cricketer. Housley was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire.

Richard Housley

Personal information
Full name	Richard Housley
Born	(1849-05-08)8 May 1849 Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	23 April 1881(1881-04-23) (aged 31) Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1870	Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 3 Batting average 1.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 2 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2012

Housley made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge in 1870.^[1] Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 108 all out. In response, Nottinghamshire made just 56 all out, with Housley being dismissed by George Freeman for 2 runs. In their second-innings, Yorkshire were dismissed for 122, leaving Nottinghamshire with a target of 175 for victory. Nottinghamshire fell narrowly short of reaching that target, being dismissed for 172 to lose by 2 runs. During their chase, Housley was run out for a single run.^[2] This was his only major appearance for the county.

He later stood as an umpire in two first-class matches at Bramall Lane in 1877, with Yorkshire playing Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.^[3] He died at the village of his birth on 23 April 1881.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Housley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
2. "Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, 1870". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
3. "Richard Housley as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

External links

• Richard Housley at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Housley at CricketArchive