Richard Henry Raphael (29 August 1872 – 23 January 1910) was an English first-class cricketer.

Richard Raphael
Personal information
Full name
Richard Henry Raphael
Born29 August 1872
Steyning, Sussex, England
Died3 January 1910(1910-01-03) (aged 37)
Westminster, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
RelationsJohn Raphael (cousin)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 246
Batting average 35.14
100s/50s 1/–
Top score 111
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2019

Raphael was born at Steyning in August 1872. He was educated at Wellington College, before going up to Magdalen College, Oxford.[1] After graduating from Oxford, he entered the family merchant bank.[1] He toured British India with the Oxford University Authentics in 1902–03, making three first-class appearances on the tour against Bombay, the Parsees and the Gentlemen of India.[2] He scored 642 runs on the tour,[3] 202 of which came in first-class matches.[4] His highest first-class score on the tour of 111 came against the Parsees.[5] He played a single first-class match in 1904 for G. J. V. Weigall's XI against Cambridge University at Fenner's.[2] He was elected as a manager at the London Stock Exchange in January 1910, one of the youngest people elected to the position. He died suddenly a week later at Westminster.[1] His cousin, John Raphael, also played first-class cricket.[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. p. 1526. ISBN 978-0230304666.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Richard Raphael". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1910". ESPNcricinfo. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Raphael". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Parsees v Oxford University Authentics, 1902/03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
edit