Richard Venes
English cricketer
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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.
Fullname
Richard Stephen Venes
Born12 March 1885
Battersea, London, England
Battersea, London, England
Died10 June 1959 (aged 74)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Richard Stephen Venes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1885 Battersea, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 1959 (aged 74) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1922 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
