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14 January 1833 Westminster, London, England |
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3 July 1902 (aged 69) Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England |
Richard Henry Colley JP (14 January 1833 – 3 July 1902) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Thomas Colley, he was born at Westminster in January 1833. He later studied at Christ Church, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University. He made his debut against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1853, with Colley playing first-class cricket for Oxford until 1855, making a total of seven appearances.[2] He scored a total of 166 runs in these matches, at an average of 13.83 and a high score of 68.[3] After gradauting from Oxford, Colley later served in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry, enlisting as an ensign in May 1867.[4] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in March 1871,[5] with promotion to the rank of captain in August 1872.[6] He was granted the honorary rank of major in May 1886,[7] before retiring from active service in December 1892.[8] Colley also served as a justice of the peace.[1] He was married to Mary Emily Pass, with the couple marrying in 1869, with the marriage producing a daughter.[9] Colley died at Bridgnorth in July 1902.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Foster, Joseph (1891) (in en). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. pp. 278. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4-ItAAAAIAAJ.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Colley". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36585/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Colley". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36585/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ "No. 23250". 14 May 1867. p. 2760. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23250/page/2760
- ↑ "No. 23723". 4 April 1871. p. 1766. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23723/page/1766
- ↑ "No. 26886". 13 August 1872. p. 3647. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26886/page/3647
- ↑ "No. 25584". 7 May 1886. p. 2200. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25584/page/2200
- ↑ "No. 26353". 13 December 1892. p. 7288. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26353/page/7288
- ↑ Walford, Edward (1860) (in en). The county families of the United Kingdom. pp. 285. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TuHIDwAAQBAJ.
External links[]
- Player profile: R from ESPNcricinfo
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