Driver was born in Cabramatta, New South Wales, son of Richard Driver, hotel-keeper, and his wife Elizabeth, née Powell. In 1859, he became a solicitor for the Sydney City Council and also carried out a practice in the Sydney police court.[1]
Driver played in New South Wales' first first-class cricket match against Victoria in Melbourne in 1856. He travelled with the team as the scorer, but when one of the selected team failed to turn up, he played instead. Batting at No. 11, he made 18 in the first innings, helping to take the score from 9 for 40 to 76 all out. New South Wales won narrowly, and Driver was the match's equal highest scorer.[3][4] It was his only match for New South Wales. He umpired four of New South Wales' first-class matches between 1857 and 1877.[5] From 1860 to 1880 he was an important organiser of visits by English cricket teams and intercolonial matches. He was president of the New South Wales Cricket Association from 1870 to 1880.[6]
In 1871 Driver married Elizabeth Margaret Marlow. He died in the Sydney suburb of Randwick and is buried at Waverley Cemetery. A road built in the 1890s outside the Sydney Cricket Ground is named Driver Avenue in his honour.[1]
See alsoedit
Mennell, Philip (1892). "Driver, Richard" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
richard, driver, junior, september, 1829, july, 1880, sydney, solicitor, politician, cricket, administrator, member, south, wales, parliament, west, macquariein, office, 1860, 1869preceded, byhenry, mortsucceeded, byedmund, webbmember, south, wales, parliament. Richard Driver junior 16 September 1829 8 July 1880 was a Sydney solicitor politician and cricket administrator Richard DriverJr Member of the New South Wales Parliament for West MacquarieIn office 1860 1869Preceded byHenry MortSucceeded byEdmund WebbMember of the New South Wales Parliament for CarcoarIn office 1869 1872Preceded byBarnard StimpsonSucceeded byThomas WestMember of the New South Wales Parliament for WindsorIn office 1872 1880Preceded byArthur DightSucceeded byHenry McQuadeDriver was born in Cabramatta New South Wales son of Richard Driver hotel keeper and his wife Elizabeth nee Powell In 1859 he became a solicitor for the Sydney City Council and also carried out a practice in the Sydney police court 1 Driver unsuccessfully contested three seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1858 and was defeated again for East Sydney in 1859 but won West Macquarie in 1860 and held it to 1869 He was the member for Carcoar from 1869 to 1872 and Windsor from 1872 to his death in 1880 2 He generally supported Henry Parkes but turned down an offer of to be made minister of mines in 1872 He became Secretary for Lands in Parkes 1877 government and as a cricket lover he provided 700 for improvements to the Sydney Cricket Ground and vested the ground in trustees in 1879 including himself as the representative of the New South Wales Cricket Association 1 Driver played in New South Wales first first class cricket match against Victoria in Melbourne in 1856 He travelled with the team as the scorer but when one of the selected team failed to turn up he played instead Batting at No 11 he made 18 in the first innings helping to take the score from 9 for 40 to 76 all out New South Wales won narrowly and Driver was the match s equal highest scorer 3 4 It was his only match for New South Wales He umpired four of New South Wales first class matches between 1857 and 1877 5 From 1860 to 1880 he was an important organiser of visits by English cricket teams and intercolonial matches He was president of the New South Wales Cricket Association from 1870 to 1880 6 In 1871 Driver married Elizabeth Margaret Marlow He died in the Sydney suburb of Randwick and is buried at Waverley Cemetery A road built in the 1890s outside the Sydney Cricket Ground is named Driver Avenue in his honour 1 See also editMennell Philip 1892 Driver Richard The Dictionary of Australasian Biography London Hutchinson amp Co via Wikisource Sydney Riot of 1879 List of New South Wales representative cricketersReferences edit a b c Nairn Bede 1972 Driver Richard 1829 1880 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 1 June 2021 Mr Richard Driver junior 1829 1880 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 13 May 2019 Max Bonnell Swift Underhand John Kinloch and the Invention of Australian Cricket Roger Page Yallambie 2014 chapter V Victoria v New South Wales 1855 56 Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2022 Richard Driver as Umpire in First Class Matches CricketArchive Retrieved 28 January 2022 The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket Oxford Melbourne 1996 p 149 Parliament of New South WalesPolitical officesPreceded byEzekiel Baker Secretary for LandsMarch August 1877 Succeeded byThomas GarrettNew South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byHenry Mort Member for West Macquarie1860 1869 Succeeded byEdmund WebbPreceded byBarnard Stimpson Member for Carcoar1869 1872 Succeeded byThomas WestPreceded byArthur Dight Member for Windsor1872 1880 Succeeded byHenry McQuade Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Driver amp oldid 1154219277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
