Country: | England |
Fullname: | Richard Stephen Venes |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1885 |
Birth Place: | Battersea, London, England |
Death Place: | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Leg break googly |
Club1: | Northamptonshire |
Year1: | 1922 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 4 |
Runs1: | 8 |
Bat Avg1: | 1.33 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 4 |
Deliveries1: | 193 |
Wickets1: | 5 |
Bowl Avg1: | 21.00 |
Fivefor1: | - |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 4/60 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/ - |
Date: | 18 November |
Year: | 2011 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22210.html Cricinfo |
Richard Stephen Venes (12 March 1885 - 10 June 1959) was an English cricketer. Venes was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. He was born at Battersea, London.
Venes made four first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1922 County Championship against Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and in a second match against Yorkshire.[1] In his four first-class matches, he scored 8 runs at an average of 1.33, with a high score of 4 not out.[2] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 4/60.[3]
He died at Northampton, Northamptonshire on 10 June 1959.