Richard Beckett (cricketer)


Richard Beckett was an English amateur cricketer and a captain in the Coldstream Guards during the Napoleonic Wars.

Cricket career

He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club and he made 9 known appearances in first-class matches from 1804 to 1807.

Military service

Beckett served his country in several theatres of the Napoleonic Wars. He was a captain in the Coldstream Guards and was killed in action during the closing stages of the Battle of Talavera.
His death is mentioned in one of the main histories of the Peninsular War:
The memorial to Beckett and his friend Walker is in St Peter's Parish Church, Leeds. The inscription says:

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