Richard Hosmer (3 January 1757 – 29 April 1820) was an English

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er who played mainly for Kent sides.Richard Hosmer
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-23. Hosmer was born at

Mereworth Mereworth is a village and civil parish near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows through the village and powered a watermill, the site of which now lies within the grounds of Mereworth Castle. Mereworth is pronou ...

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in 1757. He played in 18 matches which have been given

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status between 1780 and 1791 for various Kent and Gentlemen’s XIs. He died at Mereworth in 1820.Richard Hosmer

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. Retrieved 2021-08-02.

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