Richard Elviss

Richard William Elviss (born 19 July 1945) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Richard Elviss
Personal information
Full nameRichard William Elviss
Born (1945-07-19) 19 July 1945
Fulwood, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19661967Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 114
Batting average 6.70
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Balls bowled 4,594
Wickets 65
Bowling average 26.43
5 wickets in innings 4
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/83
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 March 2020

Elviss was born at the Sheffield suburb of Fulwood in July 1945. He later studied at Trinity College, Oxford where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University.[1] He made his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1966, with Elviss playing first-class cricket for Oxford until 1967, making nineteen appearances.[2] Playing as right-arm off break bowler, he took 65 wickets at an average of 26.43. He claimed a five wicket haul on four occasions and had best figures of 5 for 83.[3] On the back of strong performances for Oxford, he played a trial match with the Yorkshire Second XI in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship.[4]

References

  1. "Player profile: Richard Elviss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Elviss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Elviss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Elviss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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