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Richard Oliver Earnshaw (8 January 1939 – 28 July 1963) was an English first-class cricketer.

Richard Earnshaw

Personal information
Full name	Richard Oliver Earnshaw
Born	8 January 1939 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Died	28 July 1963(1963-07-28) (aged 24) Westminster, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 11 Batting average 5.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Balls bowled 402 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2019

While undertaking his National Service in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Earnshaw played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his debut against the touring South Africans at Portsmouth in 1960.[1] He made a second first-class appearance in 1961, against Northamptonshire at Northampton.[1] He scored 11 runs across his two matches,[2] as well as bowling 67 wicketless overs with his right-arm fast-medium bowling, conceding 211 runs.[3]

He died at Westminster in July 1963, aged just 24.

References

External links

• Richard Earnshaw at ESPNcricinfo

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