Richard Gordon Garlick (11 April 1917 – 16 May 1988) was an English cricketer active from 1938 to 1950 who played for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...

and

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

. 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 tail-end

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. Garlick was born in

Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it lies south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish recorded a population of 1,771 in the 2001 ...

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, 11 April 1917 and died in Blackpool 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. He scored 1,663 runs in first-class cricket with a highest score of 62

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, one of four half-centuries. He took 332 wickets with a best performance of six for 27.Gordon Garlick at CricketArchive
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