| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Richard Dawson Busk |
| Birth date | 21 June 1895 |
| Birth place | Marylebone, London, England |
| Death date | 24 December 1961 (aged 66) |
| Death place | Rampisham, Dorset, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| Club 1 | Dorset |
| Year 1 | 1912–1939 |
| Club 2 | Hampshire |
| Year 2 | 1919 |
| Club 3 | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year 3 | 1920–1922 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 5 |
| Runs 1 | 50 |
| Bat avg 1 | 12.50 |
| 100s/50s 1 | –/– |
| Top score 1 | 5* |
| Deliveries 1 | 534 |
| Wickets 1 | 11 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 33.18 |
| Fivefor 1 | – |
| Tenfor 1 | – |
| Best bowling 1 | 4/60 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 1/– |
| Date | 21 January |
| Year | 2010 |
| Source | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9321.html Cricinfo |
Richard Dawson Busk (21 June 1895 — 24 December 1961) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Warren Gould Busk (grandson of Wadsworth Busk),[1] he was born at Marylebone in June 1895. He was educated at Marlborough College, where he played cricket, rugby and rackets for the college.[2] While still a schoolboy at Marlborough College, Busk played minor counties cricket for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] From Marlborough, he attended the Royal Military College and was commissioned into the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers as a second lieutenant in December 1914, five months into the First World War.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1916.[5]
Following the war, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1919, against the Australian Imperial Forces cricket team and Surrey. The following year, he made one first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against the British Army cricket team, and played for the MCC again in 1923 against Scotland at Lord's.[6] In the Royal Lancers, he was promoted to captain in March 1921,[7] before being invalided due to ill health in March 1923.[8] Thereafter, he was employed by the Air Ministry.[2] Busk later appeared in his final first-class cricket match in 1927, for the West of England against the touring New Zealanders at Exeter.[6] In five first-class matches, he took 11 wickets with his right-arm fast bowling at an average of 33.18, with best figures of 4 for 60.[9] He played minor counties cricket for Dorset until 1939, making 142 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship since his debut in 1912.[3] He took 344 wickets in minor counties cricket for Dorset.[10] In later life, Busk was an officer with the Dorset Special Constabulary, holding the rank of assistant-commandant. For his service in the Constabulary, he was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 1957 New Year Honours.[11] Busk died in December 1961 at Rampisham, Dorset.
References
- ^ Pearse, Charles. "X7701". Whitlock. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ James, L. Warwick (1952). Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904. The College. p. 534.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Busk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ The Monthly Army List. H.M. Stationery Office. 1915. p. 2900.
- ^ No. 29646. 27 June 1916. p. 6476.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Busk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ No. 32306. 26 April 1921. p. 3370.
- ^ No. 32809. 27 March 1923. p. 2317.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Busk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Bowling For Each Team by Richard Busk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ No. 40960. 28 December 1956. p. 31.