Richard Gordon Garlick (11 April 1917 – 16 May 1988) was an English cricketer who played for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

and

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. He appeared in 121 first-class matches as a right-arm bowler, deploying both

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and medium pace seam. He was a righthanded

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. Garlick was born in

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, 11 April 1917 and died in

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on 16 May 1988. He was awarded two county caps, Lancashire in 1947 and Northamptonshire in 1949; he left Lancashire after the 1947 season and joined Northants for the 1948 season.Gordon Garlick at CricketArchive
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