Richard Shorter

Richard Nicholas Shorter (26 July 1906 – 20 January 1984) was an English cricketer. Shorter was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Loughton, Essex, and was educated at Repton School.

Richard Shorter

Personal information
Full name	Richard Nicholas Shorter
Born	26 July 1906 Loughton, Essex, England
Died	20 January 1984 (aged 77) Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1927–1929	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 23 Runs scored 108 Batting average 6.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 21 Balls bowled 1,557 Wickets 15 Bowling average 46.33 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/14 Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2012

Shorter made his first-class debut for Essex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1926 County Championship. He made 22 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1929.[1] In his 23 first-class appearances, Shorter scored 108 runs at an average of 6.00, with a high score of 21.[2] With the ball, he took 15 wickets at a bowling average of 46.33, with best figures of 3/14.[3]

He died at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, on 20 January 1984.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Shorter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Shorter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Shorter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

External links

• Richard Shorter at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Shorter at CricketArchive