Richard Warsop (baptised 21 March 1781) was an English professional

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er who played in two

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officia ...

matches. Warsop was from

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

and was one of four brothers,

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, William and Samuel, all of whom played for

Nottingham Cricket Club Nottingham Cricket Club was an English cricket club which played in Nottingham during the 18th and 19th centuries. Matches have been recorded between 1771 to 1848 and the team played in 15 first-class matches between 1826 and 1848. The earliest ...

. He played alongside Thomas for a combined Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side in a first-class match in 1803 and made his other first-class appearance for Nottingham itself in 1826 in the side's first match which is considered first-class.Richard Warsop
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* 1781 births English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Cricketers from Nottingham Year of death unknown Nottingham Cricket Club cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1780s-stub