Richard Edmunds (cricketer) explained

Richard Edmunds
Country:England
Fullname:Richard Harold Edmunds
Birth Date:27 May 1970
Birth Place:Oakham, Rutland, England
Death Place:Leicester, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Left arm medium-fast
Role:Bowler
Club1:Leicestershire
Year1:1989
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:17
Bat Avg1:5.66
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:17
Deliveries1:222
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:37.66
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/38
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:3
Runs2:14
Bat Avg2:7.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:9
Deliveries2:132
Wickets2:2
Bowl Avg2:59.00
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/27
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Date:15 August
Year:2022
Source:http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/12618.html Cricinfo

Richard Harold Edmunds (27 May 1970 – 10 December 1989) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Oakham and died in Leicester.

Edmunds made two first-class appearances during the 1989 season for the team, making a duck in his debut innings but scoring 17 in the second, against Gloucestershire. He also took two wickets during the match. Edmunds' second and final match was less impressive, as he was trapped leg before wicket off the bowling of Chris Cowdrey for a duck in the only innings in which he batted.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Edmunds also made three List A appearances for the team during the season. Edmunds played in two Youth Test matches for England Young Cricketers against New Zealand in the summer of 1989, and three Youth One-Day Internationals during the same tour.[1] [5] [6]

Edmunds died in 1989 aged 19, as a result of injuries received in a car crash near his home in Oakham on 22 November.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Edmunds . CricketArchive. subscription . 2019-04-28.
  2. Web site: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire in 1989 . CricketArchive. subscription . 2019-04-28.
  3. Web site: Kent v Leicestershire in 1989 . CricketArchive. subscription . 2019-04-28.
  4. News: Fitzpatrick . Paul . 1989-06-14 . Leics v Gloucs - Potter and Parsons delay defeat . 18 . The Guardian . 2021-10-28.
  5. Web site: Under-19 Test Matches played by Richard Edmunds . CricketArchive. subscription . 2019-04-28.
  6. Web site: Under-19 ODI Matches played by Richard Edmunds . CricketArchive. subscription . 2019-04-28.
  7. Web site: Obituaries in 1989. 1990. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 2008-05-19. ESPNcricinfo.
  8. News: 1989-11-22 . Barlow the boss . 168 . Evening Standard . 2021-10-28.
  9. News: 1989-12-11 . Imran joins the 350 club . 16 . The Guardian . 2021-10-28.
  10. News: 11 December 1989 . Richard Edmunds . 31 . The Times.