Dick Houston

Richard Houston (30 June 1863 – 27 November 1921) was an Australian cricketer. He played 23 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1885 and 1898.[1]

Dick Houston
Personal information
Full nameRichard Shinnock Houston
Born(1863-06-30)30 June 1863
Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Died27 November 1921(1921-11-27) (aged 58)
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman, occasional wicket-keeper, occasional bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885-1898Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 762
Batting average 20.05
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 72
Balls bowled 200
Wickets 2
Bowling average 57.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/13
Catches/stumpings 17/0
Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2020

Dick Houston was a right-handed batsman who also sometimes bowled and kept wicket. He was an early exponent of the switch hit, changing suddenly from right-handed to left-handed in order to play the ball more effectively.[2] His highest first-class score was 72, when he captained Victoria to victory over Tasmania in 1893-94.[3] In the 1880s he won the batting average for North Melbourne five seasons in a row, including two seasons when he also won the bowling average.[4] He set a record for the Williamstown Cricket Club in 1902-03 when he scored 213 not out against Brighton.[5]

Houston was also an Australian rules footballer, playing for North Melbourne in the 1880s.[6] In the early 1890s he was the caretaker at Corio Oval in Geelong, and captained both the Geelong cricket and football teams.[7]

At the time of his death Houston was the caretaker of the Williamstown Cricket Ground, where he died.[8] He was survived by his wife Marion and their four children.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Richard Houston". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. J. W. (6 December 1924). "Curious Cricket Decision". Australasian: 31.
  3. "Victoria v Tasmania 1893-94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. "Dick Houston Mourned". Sporting Globe: 10. 6 September 1922.
  5. A. G. Moyes, Australian Cricket: A History, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1959, p. 39.
  6. "Dick Houston". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. "Late "Dick" Houston". Geelong Advertiser: 4. 6 December 1921.
  8. "A Cricketer's Demise". Williamstown Chronicle: 2. 3 December 1921.
  9. "Deaths". Argus: 17. 3 December 1921.
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