Country: | England |
Fullname: | Richard William Elviss |
Birth Date: | 19 July 1945 |
Birth Place: | Fulwood, Yorkshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1966 - 1967 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 19 |
Runs1: | 114 |
Bat Avg1: | 6.70 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 16 |
Deliveries1: | 4,594 |
Wickets1: | 65 |
Bowl Avg1: | 26.43 |
Fivefor1: | 4 |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 5/83 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
Date: | 2 March |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12667.html Cricinfo |
Richard William Elviss (born 19 July 1945) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Elviss was born at the Sheffield suburb of Fulwood in July 1945. He later studied at Trinity College, Oxford where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University.[1] He made his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1966, with Elviss playing first-class cricket for Oxford until 1967, making nineteen appearances.[2] Playing as right-arm off break bowler, he took 65 wickets at an average of 26.43. He claimed a five wicket haul on four occasions and had best figures of 5 for 83.[3] On the back of strong performances for Oxford, he played a trial match with the Yorkshire Second XI in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship.[4]