John Dicker
John Dicker (30 March 1815 – 30 March 1895) was an English cricketer who played for Kent sides.
Dicker was born in Cudham in Kent in 1815, the son of William and Sophia Dicker. His father was a miller at Hever.[1] Dicker himself worked as a carpenter, wood turner and as a cricket bat maker, initially at Hever and then at Edenbridge.[1][2]
Dicker played for a variety of local cricket teams, including for Westerham and Penshurst.[2] He was one of the first players to employ roundarm bowling regularly.[1] He played in three first-class matches, two for Kent sides in 1840 and one in 1844 in a Married v Single game.[3] This was a benefit match for the players involved in it.[2]
Dicker married Susannah Dicker from Sussex in 1842. He died at Westerham in 1895 on his eightieth birthday.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 144. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ a b c d Vigar K, Bechervaise C (2022) A History of Westerham Cricket Club, Westerham Cricket Club. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ John Dicker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-06-08. (subscription required)