David Richards (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:David Michael Richards
Birth Date:8 November 1931
Birth Place:Bath, Somerset, England
Death Place:Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Wiltshire
Year1:1949–1965
Columns:1
Column1:LA
Matches1:2
Runs1:11
Bat Avg1:5.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:11
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:10 October
Year:2010
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19905.html Cricinfo

David Michael Richards (8 November 1931 – 6 January 2017) was an English cricketer. Richards was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bath, Somerset and educated at Cheltenham College.

Richards made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1949 against the Kent Second XI. From 1949 to 1965, he represented the county in 34 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Dorset.[1]

Richards also represented Wiltshire in 2 List-A matches. His debut List-A match came against Hampshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. His second and final List-A match came against Nottinghamshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup.[2] In his 2 List-A matches, he scored 11 runs at a batting average of 5.50, with a high score of 11. In the field he took a single catch.[3]

Richards died in Banbury, Oxfordshire on 6 January 2017, at the age of 85.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34806/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Richards
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34806/List_A_Matches.html List-A Matches played by David Richards
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34806/a_Batting_by_Team.html List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Richards
  4. Web site: David Richards . Cricket Archive . 23 December 2023.