Richard Holmes (cricketer)

Richard Holmes

Personal information
Full name	William Richard Holmes
Born	25 November 1952 Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1974	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition List A Matches 1 Runs scored 1 Batting average 1.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 1 Balls bowled 66 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2013

William Richard Holmes (born 25 November 1952) is a former English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

While studying at the University of Cambridge, Holmes made a single appearance in List A cricket for the university cricket team in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Sussex at the County Ground, Hove.^[1] In a match which Sussex won by 186 runs, Holmes bowled eleven wicketless overs and was dismissed for just one run by Mike Buss.^[2] This was his only appearance for Cambridge University, with him not featuring in any first-class fixtures for the team.

References

1. "List A Matches played by Richard Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
2. "Sussex v Cambridge University, 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

External links

• Richard Holmes at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Holmes at CricketArchive