Richard Berens (cricketer, Born 1801)
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Richard Beavoir Berens (16 December 1801 – 25 February 1859) was an English amateur
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er who played
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in 1819 for
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and then reappeared in 1830 to play for Gentlemen of Kent. He was a brother of Henry Berens. He made four known appearances in first-class matches.CricketArchive
Retrieved on 28 August 2009. His grandson
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played first-class cricket in the 1890s.


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1801 births 1859 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 Hampshire cricketers Gentlemen of Kent cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1800s-stub