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Richard Earnshaw
Personal information
Full name
Richard Oliver Earnshaw
Born8 January 1939
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Died28 July 1963(1963-07-28) (aged 24)
Westminster, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 11
Batting average 5.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 402
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2019

Richard Oliver Earnshaw (8 January 1939 – 28 July 1963) was an English first-class cricketer.

While undertaking his National Service in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Earnshaw played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his debut against the touring South Africans at Portsmouth in 1960.[1] He made a second first-class appearance in 1961, against Northamptonshire at Northampton.[1] He scored 11 runs across his two matches,[2] as well as bowling 67 wicketless overs with his right-arm fast-medium bowling, conceding 211 runs.[3]

He died at Westminster in July 1963, aged just 24.

References

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Richard Earnshaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Earnshaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Earnshaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2019.