Richard Lowe (cricketer)

Richard Lowe (18 June 1869 – 3 July 1946) was an English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

Lowe made his first-class debut for Lord Sheffield's XI against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Sheffield Park in 1891. His next first-class appearance came in his debut match for Sussex in the 1893 County Championship against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1894 County Championship. In his fourteen first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 180 runs at an average of 10.58, with a high score of 34 not out. With the ball, he took 22 wickets at a bowling average of 26.27, with best figures of 4/26.

He later joined Glamorgan, making his debut for the Welsh county against Monmouthshire in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Glamorgan from 1897 to 1901, making a total of 42 appearances, the last of which came against Devon. In addition to playing county cricket, he also played for Rishton in 1895 and Church in 1896 in the Lancashire League. He died at the town of his birth on 3 July 1946. His brothers, Sam and Tom, both played first-class cricket.