Richard Shorter
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Full name | Richard Nicholas Shorter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Loughton, Essex, England | 26 July 1906||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 January 1984 Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1927–1929 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2012 |
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.
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
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Shorter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Shorter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Shorter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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