| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Richard Henry Wollocombe |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Pachmarhi, Central India, British India |
| Death Place: | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break |
| Club1: | Berkshire |
| Year1: | 1950 |
| Club2: | Oxford University |
| Year2: | 1951 - 1952 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 314 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.42 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/– |
| Top Score1: | 119 |
| Deliveries1: | 863 |
| Wickets1: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 62.30 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/33 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 13 February |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/23134.html Cricinfo |
Richard Henry Wollocombe (12 January 1926 - 7 June 2002) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born at Pachmarhi in British India, Wollocombe was educated in England at Wellington College, Berkshire.[1] He captained the Wellington College cricket team in 1943,[1] He served during the closing stages of World War II as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. Following the war, Wollocombe briefly worked in advertising, before going up to Worcester College, Oxford.[1]
Having played minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1950,[2] he debuted in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Lancashire at Oxford in 1951.[3] He played three further matches in 1951, followed by four more in 1952.[3] Playing as a leg spinning all-rounder, Wollocombe 276 runs in eight matches for Oxford, coming at an average of 21.23.[4] He scored 119 runs in a little over two hours against Worcestershire in 1952.[1] [5] With his leg breaks, he took 9 wickets at the expensive bowling average of 52.55.[6] Despite his century in 1952, Wollocombe found himself replaced in the team by Bill Mitchell, who was considered a superior bowler.[1] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Oxford University, Wollocombe also represented the Free Foresters in a first-class match against Oxford University in 1951.[3] [1]
After graduating from Oxford, he returned to the advertising profession.[1] He died at Bath in June 2002.