Robert Demming
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| Full name | Robert Oliver Demming | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1949 Trinidad | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1977 | Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Robert Oliver Demming (born 5 May 1947) is a Trinidadian born former cricketer. Demming was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
Demming made his debut for Bedfordshire against Shropshire in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1972 to 1977, making 38 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. He was dismissed for 17 runs by Jack Simmons in Bedfordshire's innings, a match which Lancashire won by 127 runs.[2] He made a further List A appearance against Northumberland in the 1977 Gillette Cup.[3] In this match, he was dismissed for 17 runs by John Woodford, with Northumberland winning by 9 wickets.[4]
Demming was also an excellent rugby player and a prolific try scorer for Bedford on the right wing. He scored 73 tries, including seven hat-tricks, in 147 appearances, represented England 'B' as well as having a final England trial. He scored two tries in Bedford's 28-12 victory over Rosslyn Park in the RFU Knockout Cup final in 1975.[5]
References
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Robert Demming". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Bedfordshire v Lancashire, 1973 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Robert Demmming". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Bedfordshire v Northumberland, 1977 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Neil Roy, '100 Years of the Blues. The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History of Bedford R.U.F.C', (Bedford, 1986), p. 120