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Richard Norden (cricketer)

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Richard Norden
Personal information
Full name
Richard Watts Norden
Born(1879-01-04)4 January 1879
Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died20 February 1952(1952-02-20) (aged 73)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1903–04 to 1906–07Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 128
Batting average 16.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 45*
Balls bowled 632
Wickets 20
Bowling average 14.50
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/12
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2020

Richard Watts Norden (4 January 1879 – 20 February 1952) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1904 to 1907.[1]

Norden was a left-arm spin bowler who played in the Transvaal teams that won the Currie Cup in 1903–04 and 1904–05. His outstanding match was the semi-final in 1904–05, when he took 4 for 21 and 8 for 12 (figures of 12–8–12–8) in Transvaal's innings victory over Rhodesia. After the match Norden was presented with the ball suitably mounted, a piece of memorabilia that now appears in the Gauteng Cricket Museum.[2] The match was Rhodesia's first in the Currie Cup; they did not return to the competition until 1929–30.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Norden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ Winch, Jonty (24 March 2005). "The remarkable Mr Brooks". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Rhodesia". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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