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John Maunsell Richardson JP DL (Great Limber, Caistor, Lincolnshire 12 June 1846 – Westminster, London, 22 January 1912), known to his friends as the "Cat", was a cricketer who played First-class cricket for Cambridge University,〔(Cricinfo )〕 Member of Parliament and a steeplechase jockey who won two Grand Nationals as a rider in the 1870s.〔(bbc.co.uk ) – ''Grand National facts''〕 Richardson was educated at Harrow and Magdalene College, Cambridge. ==Cricket== Maunsell Richardson played alongside future England Cricket and Rugby Union captain A.N. Hornby for Harrow in both the 1864 and 1865 Eton v Harrow cricket matches, contributing 29〔(Cricket Archive ) – Eton v Harrow in 1864〕 and 24〔(Cricket Archive ) – Eton v Harrow in 1865〕 in innings victories over Eton. Richardson made his first class debut for Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1866,〔(Cricket Archive ) – Oxford University v Gentlemen of England in 1866〕 playing in the same team as another future England captain in a 17-year-old W.G. Grace. Richardson played for Cambridge University in 3 successive University Matches against Oxford University from 1866 to 1868. In 1866, Richardson contributed 8 and 6 in a 12 run defeat,〔(Cricket Archive ) – Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1866〕 3 and 8 in a 5 wicket victory in 1867〔(Cricket Archive ) – Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1867〕 and 3 and 14 in a 168 run victory in 1868.〔(Cricket Archive ) – Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1868〕 Richardson's last first class cricket match was for the MCC v Nottinghamshire in 1874.〔(Cricket Archive ) – Marylebone Cricket Club v Nottinghamshire in 1874〕 MCC beat a strong Nottinghamshire side that included future England captain Alfred Shaw by 6 wickets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Maunsell Richardson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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