Richard Compton (cricketer)

Richard Cecil Denis Compton (born 29 March 1956) is a retired South African cricketer.[1]

Richard Compton

Personal information
Full name	Richard Cecil Denis Compton
Born	29 March 1956 London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Relations	DCS Compton (father) PMD Compton (brother) NRD Compton (son)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1978/79–1980/81	Natal
FC debut	18 November 1978 Natal v Transvaal
Last FC	30 December 1980 Natal v Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 7 Runs scored 99 Batting average 9.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 34 Balls bowled 976 Wickets 18 Bowling average 22.11 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/42 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 March 2013

Compton was the third son of the English Test cricketer Denis Compton, Denis's second son with his second wife Valerie Platt. He was born in London and brought up in South Africa from 1960.

A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he represented Natal in seven first-class matches in the Howa Bowl, five in 1978/79 and two in 1980/81. He scored 99 runs at an average of 9.00 and took eighteen wickets at an average of 22.11, with best bowling figures of 3/42 in the first innings against Western Province in February 1979.[2]

His brother Patrick also played first-class cricket for Natal, and his uncle Leslie, Denis's brother, played for Middlesex (and for Arsenal and England at football).

His son Nick captained Harrow in 2001, played first-class cricket for Middlesex (2001–2010 and 2015 to date) and Somerset (2010–2014). Nick made his test debut for England in 2012 against India.

References

1. "Richard Compton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Compton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

External links

• Richard Compton at ESPNcricinfo