Terence Riley (cricketer)

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Fullname
Terence Michael Noel Riley
Born (1939-12-25) 25 December 1939 (age 85)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Terence Riley
Personal information
Full name
Terence Michael Noel Riley
Born (1939-12-25) 25 December 1939 (age 85)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964Gloucestershire
19611964Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 23 1
Runs scored 678 14
Batting average 16.53 14.00
100s/50s /3 /
Top score 84 14
Balls bowled 12
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 5/ /
Source: Cricinfo, 13 May 2012

Terence Michael Noel Riley (born 25 December 1939) is a former English cricketer. Riley was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Riley made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Derbyshire in the 1961 County Championship. He made eleven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1964.[1] An opening batsman, in his total of twelve first-class matches for the county, he scored 440 runs at an average of 20.95, with a high score of 84.[2] This score was one of two half centuries he made for the county and came against on debut against Derbyshire.[3]

Early in the 1964 season, Riley moved to Gloucestershire, making his first-class debut for the county against Hampshire in the 1964 County Championship. He made ten further first-class appearances for Gloucestershire, all in that season, with the last coming against his former county.[1] In his eleven first-class matches for Gloucestershire, he scored a total of 238 runs at an average of 11.90, with a high score of 51.[2] This score was his only half century for the county and came against Lancashire.[4] He also made a single List A appearance for Gloucestershire in the 1964 Gillette Cup against Surrey,[5] with him scoring 14 runs in the match before he was dismissed by David Sydenham.[6]

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