Richard Yeabsley

Richard Yeabsley

Personal information
Full name	Richard Stuart Yeabsley
Born	(1973-11-02) 2 November 1973 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Batting	Right-hand batsman
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	DI Yeabsley (father), MI Yeabsley (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1993–1995	Oxford University
1994–1995	Middlesex
1990	Devon
First-class debut	14 April 1993 Oxford University v Durham
Last First-class	5 July 1995 Oxford University v Cambridge University
List A debut	27 June 1990 Devon v Somerset
Last List A	13 August 1995 Middlesex v Durham
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 19 5 Runs scored 204 2 Batting average 13.60 2.00 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 52* 2 Balls bowled 2982 192 Wickets 49 6 Bowling average 32.77 27.66 5 wickets in innings 1 1 10 wickets in match 1 n/a Best bowling 6/54 5/32 Catches/stumpings 11/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 December 2008

Richard Yeabsley (born 2 November 1973), an alumnus of Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, is a former first-class cricketer.

Son of former Devon player, Doug Yeabsley, and brother of fellow first-class player Michael, Richard was a sharp medium-pace bowler and useful batsman. During his brief career, he represented Oxford University and Middlesex, playing a total of 19 first class matches and making five List A appearances. Yeabsley quit the game, aged just 22, with a career first-class bowling average of 32.77.

His best bowling performance came in the 1994 Varsity match. He took 6–54 in the first innings, and 4–50 in the second, giving him his only five wicket innings and ten wicket match hauls.

External sources

• Richard Yeabsley at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Yeabsley at CricketArchive (subscription required)