Richard Palmer (13 September 1848 – 2 March 1939) was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1873 and 1883.[1]
Palmer was born at Hadlow in Kent in 1848.[2] In 1871 he was employed as a professional player at Fenner's a role he was recommended for by William Yardley, the Cambridge University captain.[3]
Palmer made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in 1873. He played occasionally for the county between then and 1876 and made two further appearances in 1882 for the county side, making a total of 13 first-class appearances for the county side.[4] He was described in his Wisden obituary as a "good batsman" who generally played as a wicket-keeper. He collected six wicket-keeping dismissals in a match against MCC during the 1875 Canterbury Cricket Week. Palmer went on to play for Staffordshire in five non-first-class matches in 1886.
Palmer died at Lower Halstow near Sittingbourne in 1939 aged 90.