Richard Hawkey

{{Short description|English cricketer and squash player}} {{Distinguish|Richard Hawley}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = | image = | country = England | fullname = Richard Bladworth Hawkey | birth_date = 7 August 1923 | birth_place = Teddington, Middlesex, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1991|3|19|1923|8|7}} | death_place = Hillingdon, Middlesex, England | nickname = | family = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium | role = | club1 = | year1 = | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 3 | runs1 = 42 | bat avg1 = 7.00 | 100s/50s1 = –/– | top score1 = 13 | deliveries1 = 288 | wickets1 = 1 | bowl avg1 = 139.00 | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = 1/40 | catches/stumpings1 = -/- | date = 25 December | year = 2018 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14630.html Cricinfo }}

'''Richard Bladworth Hawkey''' (7 August 1923 – 19 March 1991) was an English first-class cricketer and squash player.

Born at Teddington, Hawkey was educated at Merchant Taylors' School.<ref name="OBIT">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228716.html |title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1991 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=2018-12-25}}</ref> Going up to the University of Cambridge, Hawkey made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University in 1948.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30057/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Richard Hawkey |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-12-25|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The following year he played two first-class matches ''for'' Cambridge University against the touring New Zealanders and Warwickshire, both played at Fenner's.<ref name="FCM"/> He scored 42 runs and took a single wicket across his three first-class matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30057/30057.htmll |title=Player profile: Richard Hawkey |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-12-25 |url-access=subscription }}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Besides playing cricket, he was also an international squash player, representing England.<ref name="OBIT"/> He also wrote a number of coaching books on the subject. He died at Hillingdon in March 1991.<ref name="OBIT"/>

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