Richard Borgnis Explained

Richard Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis
Country:England
Fullname:Richard Peter Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis
Birth Date:25 August 1910
Birth Place:Newbury, Berkshire, England
Death Place:Payron, France
Family:H. D. G. Leveson Gower (uncle)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Berkshire
Year1:1931
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:124
Bat Avg1:62.00
100S/50S1:1/0
Top Score1:101
Deliveries1:120
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:19.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/38
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:7 February
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9864.html Cricinfo

Richard Peter Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis (25 August 1910  - 28 May 2001) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

Cricket

Borgis played minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1931, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] Borgnis was selected to play a first-class cricket match for the Combined Services against the touring New Zealanders at Portsmouth in 1937.[2] In what was to be his only appearance in first-class cricket, he had what Wisden described as a "dreamlike" match.[3] Coming into bat with the Combined Services at 18 for four, he proceeded to score a century in two and a half hours, scoring 101 of the 180 runs made in the Combined Services first-innings.[3] [4] He took the best bowling figures amongst the Combined Services bowlers during the New Zealanders first-innings, taking 3 for 38 from thirteen overs.[3] [4] He was dismissed for 23 by Jack Cowie in the Combined Services second-innings, and went wicketless in the New Zealanders second-innings, with the New Zealanders winning by 9 wickets.[4]

Naval career

Borgnis attended the Royal Naval College, Greenwich where, in 1924, he was an acting sub-lieutenant. After graduating from Greenwich, he entered into the Royal Navy. He was promoted to the permanent rank of sub-lieutenant in April 1932, with promotion to lieutenant coming in February 1933. Ill health shortly after limited any further cricket appearances, with Bognis placed on the retired list in December 1938.

He died in France in May 2001. His uncle was H. D. G. Leveson Gower.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Borgnis . CricketArchive . 2019-02-07 . subscription.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Richard Borgnis . CricketArchive . 2019-02-07 . subscription.
  3. Book: The Essential Wisden: An Anthology of 150 Years of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack . A&C Black . Marcus . Williams . John . Stern . 7 January 2014 . 898 . 978-1408178966 . en.
  4. Web site: Combined Services v New Zealanders, 1937 . CricketArchive . 2019-02-07 . subscription.