Richard Allsop

Richard Allsop (10 June 1849 – 20 March 1908) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1872 and 1874.

Richard Allsop

Personal information
Full name	Richard Allsop
Born	(1849-06-10)10 June 1849 Wirksworth, Derbyshire
Died	20 March 1908(1908-03-20) (aged 58) Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1872–1874	Derbyshire County Cricket Club
FC debut	28 June 1872 Derbyshire v Lancashire
Last FC	23 July 1874 Derbyshire v Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 42 Batting average 8.40 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 33 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 August 2008

Allsop was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of Samuel Allsop, a journeyman joiner, and his wife Ann.^[1] By 1871, he was a joiner himself, living with the family at St John Street.^[2] He played club cricket for Wirksworth and Burton Cricket Clubs before making his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1872 season against Lancashire. He played two further first-class matches for the county in the 1874 season as well as making non-first-class appearances for the side.^[3]

Allsop died at Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire in 1908 at the age of 68.^[4]