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.
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| Full name | William Richard Holmes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1952 Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1974 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Cricket 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
edit- ^ "List A Matches played by Richard Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Sussex v Cambridge University, 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
External links
edit- Richard Holmes at ESPNcricinfo
- Richard Holmes at CricketArchive