Richard James Livingstone Altham MBE (19 January 1924 – 17 August 2005) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University Cricket Club and the Free Foresters.[1] His highest score of 14 came when playing for Oxford University in the match against Free Foresters.[2] He also played for Hertfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford.
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| Full name | Richard James Livingstone Altham | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1924 Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 August 2005 (aged 81) England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 9 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||
He was appointed MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to young people and to Book Aid.
His father was Harry Altham CBE, the cricket historian, coach and schoolmaster of Winchester College.
References
edit- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Altham". Cricket archive. 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Oxford University v Free Foresters". Cricket archive. 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Altham (1)". Cricket archive. 6 August 2008.