Richard Coulstock

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Richard Coulstock
Personal information
Born1823
Surrey, England
Died15 December 1870 (aged 46–47)
South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1855/56Victoria
1863/64Otago
Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2016

Richard Coulstock (1823 – 15 December 1870) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria and one match for Otago.[1][2]

Coulstock was born in England in 1823. In 1863 he was employed as a groundsman by the Dunedin Cricket Club.[3] He played for Otago in several matches in 1863–64, including New Zealand's first first-class match, against Canterbury.[4] He returned to Australia and had been planning to return to England but, in December 1870, while batting at the South Melbourne Cricket Club, where he was the groundsman, he suffered a fatal heart attack.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Richard Coulstock". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Richard Coulstock". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Cricket". Otago Daily Times: 5. 14 December 1863.
  4. ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1863-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ "The Town and Suburbs". The Herald: 2. 17 December 1870.
  6. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 37. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2