Richard Bernard (cricketer)

John Richard Bernard (7 December 1938 – 23 February 1998) was an English cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1956 and 1961 and for Cambridge University between 1958 and 1960.[1] His final first-class match was in 1964.

Richard Bernard
Personal information
Full nameJohn Richard Bernard
Born(1938-12-07)7 December 1938
Bristol, England
Died23 February 1998(1998-02-23) (aged 59)
Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1961Gloucestershire
1958–1960Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 56
Runs scored 1891
Batting average 22.78
100s/50s 1/10
Top score 119*
Balls bowled 3269
Wickets 35
Bowling average 48.71
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/44
Catches/stumpings 28/0
Source: Cricinfo, 1 August 2013

A hard-hitting middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler, Richard Bernard was a promising cricketer at Clifton College.[2] He went up to St John's College, Cambridge, and had his longest and most successful first-class season in 1959, when he played 24 matches for Cambridge University and Gloucestershire, scoring 822 runs at an average of 22.83 and taking 25 rather expensive wickets at an average of 49.28.[3][4] He made his only century that season in Cambridge's match against Free Foresters, when he went to the wicket in the first innings with the score at 142 for 6 and was 119 not out when Cambridge were all out for 316.[5]

He worked as a family doctor in Bristol. He was the great-grandson of E. M. Grace.[2]

References
  1. "Richard Bernard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. Wisden 1999, pp. 1474–75.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Richard Bernard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Richard Bernard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. "Cambridge University v Free Foresters 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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