Samuel Colchin

Samuel Colchin (fl. 1747 – 1779) was an English cricketer who played in the 1770s.

A nephew of Robert Colchin,^[1] a noted single wicket cricketer of the first half of the 18th century,^[2] he played in a total of 10 important matches,^[3] four of which were for Kent, all as a given man^[a] against Hampshire. He played five matches for England (i.e., the "rest" of England), and one top-level appearance for Hampshire.^[1]

Colchin was christened at Bromley in Kent in June 1747.^[1] He is last mentioned in June 1779 playing in a five-a-side single wicket match at the Artillery Ground for John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset's team against Sir Horatio Mann's team.^[5]

Notes

1. A given man was a player who would not usually play for a team and was generally not qualified by either birth or residence to do so. They were either recruited to play for it or "given" by the opposition, to produce a more balanced contest and, in some cases, to attract a bigger crowd.^[4]

References

1. Samuel Colchin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-03-21. (subscription required)
2. Ashley-Cooper FS (1900) At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742–1751, Cricket, 1900-04-26, p. 84. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2022-03-21.)
3. Samual Colchin, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
4. Moore, Dudley (1988). The History of Kent County Cricket Club, p. 21. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7470-2209-7
5. G. B. Buckley (1935) Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, p. 87. Birmingham: Cotterell & Co. ISBN 978-19-00592-48-2

Bibliography

• Carlaw, Derek (2020). Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914) (PDF). Cardiff: ACS.
• Lewis, Paul (2014). For Kent and Country. Eastbourne: Reveille Press. ISBN 978-19-08336-63-7.