Richard Searle (Queensland cricketer)

Richard Henry Searle (16 January 1934 – 12 October 2010) was an Australian cricket for Queensland. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he made one first class cricket appearance during the 1954/55 season.[1] He took four wickets for 83 in his only innings with the ball and scored no runs with the bat, during a match against New South Wales on 1 January 1955.[2] Outside of first-class cricket, he also played a handful of matches for the Queensland Colts, and went on to play for Australian Capital Territory between 1959 and 1963.[3] Searle died in Canberra on 12 October 2010, at the age of 76.[4]

Richard Searle
Personal information
Full name
Richard Henry Searle
Born(1934-01-16)16 January 1934
Red Hill, Queensland, Australia
Died20 October 2010(2010-10-20) (aged 76)
Canberra, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954/55Queensland
Only FC1 January 1955 Queensland v New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0
Balls bowled 229
Wickets 4
Bowling average 32.75
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/83
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 August 2009

Notes

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Richard Henry Searle". CricInfo. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  2. ^ "New South Wales v Queensland - Sheffield Shield 1954/55". Cricket Archive. 4 January 1955. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Teams played for by Richard Searle". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Richard Henry Searle death notice". Canberra Times. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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