Richard Elviss Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Richard Elviss . CricketArchive . 2020-03-02 . subscription.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Richard Elviss . CricketArchive . 2020-03-02 . subscription.
  3. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Elviss . CricketArchive . 2020-03-02 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Elviss . CricketArchive . 2020-03-02 . subscription.