Richard West (cricketer, born 1920)
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| Full name | Albert Richard West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1920 Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 1985 (aged 64) Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1939 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albert Richard West (7 November 1920 – 8 June 1985) was an English cricketer. West was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Earl Shilton, Leicestershire.
West made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University in 1939 at the University Parks. He made two further first-class appearances for Leicestershire in the 1939 County Championship, against Hampshire at the County Ground, Southampton, and Sussex at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings.[1] He scored 50 runs in his three first-class appearances, which came at an average of 10.00, with a high score of 22.[2] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 102.50, with best figures of 2/46.[3]
He died at the place of his birth on 8 June 1985.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard West". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard West". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard West". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
External links[edit]
- Richard West at ESPNcricinfo
- Richard West at CricketArchive