Richard Wood Power FRCSI (2 February 1896 – 3 March 1978) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Richard Wood Power | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1896 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 March 1978 (aged 82) Fownhope, Herefordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1920–1926 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Power was born at Dublin in February 1896, and was educated in the city at Clongowes Wood College.[1] He studied surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, graduating with an MB in 1920.[1] He played his club cricket in Dublin for Dublin University Cricket Club and Phoenix,[1] Power made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1920.[2] He played in the same fixture the following season at Dublin.[2] His next first-class appearance for Ireland came in 1925 on their tour of England and Wales, when he appeared against Wales at Llandudno.[2] He toured England and Wales with Ireland the following year, making his final appearance in first-class cricket against Oxford University at Oxford.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Power scored 78 runs at an average of 13.00, with a highest score of 30.[3] He left Ireland shortly after to practice surgery in England.[1] He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps.[4] He died at Fownhope in England in March 1978.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Player profile: Richard Wood Power". CricketEurope. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Richard Power". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Power". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "No. 33169". The London Gazette. 4 June 1926. p. 3656.
- ^ "Player Profile: Richard Power". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2024.