Richard Edmunds (cricketer)

Richard Harold Edmunds (27 May 1970 – 10 December 1989) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Oakham and died in Leicester.

For the American sprinter, see Richard Edmunds (athlete).

Richard Edmunds
Personal information
Full nameRichard Harold Edmunds
Born(1970-05-27)27 May 1970
Oakham, Rutland, England
Died10 December 1989(1989-12-10) (aged 19)
Leicester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 2 3
Runs scored 17 14
Batting average 5.66 7.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 17 9
Balls bowled 222 132
Wickets 3 2
Bowling average 37.66 59.00
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – n/a
Best bowling 2/38 2/27
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 1989

Edmunds made two first-class appearances during the 1989 season for the team, making a duck in his debut innings but scoring 17 in the second, against Gloucestershire. He also took two wickets during the match. Edmunds' second and final match was less impressive, as he was trapped leg before wicket off the bowling of Chris Cowdrey for a duck in the only innings in which he batted.[1][2][3]

Edmunds also made three List A appearances for the team during the season. Edmunds played in two Youth Test matches for England Young Cricketers against New Zealand in the summer of 1989, and three Youth One-Day Internationals during the same tour.[1][4][5]

Edmunds died in 1989 at the age of just 19 years and 197 days old, as a result of injuries received in a car crash near his home in Oakham on 22 November.[6]

References
  1. "Richard Edmunds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. "Leicestershire v Gloucestershire in 1989". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. "Kent v Leicestershire in 1989". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. "Under-19 Test Matches played by Richard Edmunds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Richard Edmunds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  6. "Obituaries in 1989". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1990. Retrieved 19 May 2008 – via ESPNcricinfo.
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