Samuel Colchin (fl. 1747 – 1779) was an English cricketer who played in the 1770s.
A nephew of Robert Colchin,Samuel Colchin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2022. a noted single wicket cricketer of the first half of the 18th century, he played in a total of 10 important matches,Samuel Colchin, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2023. four of which were for Kent, all as a given man against Hampshire. He played five matches for England (i.e., the "rest" of England), and one top-level appearance for Hampshire.
Colchin was christened at Bromley in Kent in June 1747. He is last mentioned in June 1779 playing in a five-a-side single wicket match at the Artillery Ground for John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset's team against Sir Horatio Mann's team.G. B. Buckley (1935) Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, p. 87. Birmingham: Cotterell & Co.
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