Dick Barlow

Dick Barlow

Barlow in 1882
Personal information
Full name	Richard Gorton Barlow
Born	(1851-05-28)28 May 1851 Bolton, England
Died	31 July 1919(1919-07-31) (aged 68) Blackpool, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 29)	31 December 1881 v Australia
Last Test	1 March 1887 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1871–1891	Lancashire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	1 (1899)
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 17 351 Runs scored 591 11,217 Batting average 22.73 20.61 100s/50s 0/2 4/39 Top score 62 117 Balls bowled 2,456 43,468 Wickets 34 950 Bowling average 22.55 14.52 5 wickets in innings 3 66 10 wickets in match 0 14 Best bowling 7/40 9/39 Catches/stumpings 14/– 268/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2009

Richard Gorton Barlow (28 May 1851 – 31 July 1919) was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. Barlow is best remembered for his batting partnership with A N Hornby, which was immortalised in nostalgic poetry by Francis Thompson. He was also an umpire and a football referee, including at the record 26–0 score between Preston North End and Hyde in the FA Cup.^[1]