Full name Richard Kenneth Oliver
Born November 14, 1989, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Current age 31 years 64 days
Major teams Shropshire, Worcestershire, Worcestershire 2nd XI
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 20 | 36 | 0 | 1052 | 179 | 29.22 | 1458 | 72.15 | 2 | 5 | 161 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
List A | 9 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 14 | 7.33 | 99 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
T20s | 23 | 22 | 1 | 472 | 77 | 22.47 | 373 | 126.54 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
List A | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class debut | Worcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester, Jun 29-Jul 2, 2014 scorecard |
Last First-class | Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire at Worcester, Aug 7-10, 2015 scorecard |
List A debut | Worcestershire v Essex at Worcester, Jul 27, 2014 scorecard |
Last List A | Derbyshire v Worcestershire at Derby, Aug 18, 2015 scorecard |
T20s debut | Durham v Worcestershire at Chester-le-Street, May 16, 2014 scorecard |
Last T20s | Derbyshire v Worcestershire at Derby, Jul 17, 2015 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21* | Surrey XI | v Aboriginal | The Oval | 7 Jun 2018 | Other T20 |
0, 0/9, 9 | Shropshire | v Wiltshire | Devizes | 14 Aug 2016 | Other |
0, 27 | Shropshire | v Cheshire | Nantwich | 31 Jul 2016 | Other |
20, 0/22, 5 | Shropshire | v Berkshire | Shifnal | 17 Jul 2016 | Other |
1/13, 14, 35 | Shropshire | v Cornwall | Bridgnorth | 3 Jul 2016 | Other |
28, 0/18 | Shropshire | v Oxfordshire | Aston Rowant | 19 Jun 2016 | Other |
0, 8* | Shropshire | v Dorset | Whitchurch | 5 Jun 2016 | Other |
2 | Shropshire | v Staffs | Leek | 22 May 2016 | Other OD |
16 | Shropshire | v Cheshire | Oswestry | 15 May 2016 | Other OD |
80 | Shropshire | v Wales MC | Abergavenny | 1 May 2016 | Other OD |
A less passionate, less stubborn fellow might have given up on a career as a player. But not Richard Oliver. After spending eight years as a professional in club cricket - the summers in England, the winters in Australia - "bashing the door down" (as he put it) in the hope of attracting a county, he finally won a break.