Richard Power (cricketer)

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Richard Power
Personal information
Full nameRichard Wood Power
Born2 February 1896
Dublin, Ireland
Died3 March 1978(1978-03-03) (aged 82)
Fownhope, Herefordshire,
England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920–1926Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 78
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 30
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018

Richard Wood Power FRCSI (2 February 1896 – 3 March 1978) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

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.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Player profile: Richard Wood Power". CricketEurope. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Richard Power". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Power". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ^ "No. 33169". The London Gazette. 4 June 1926. p. 3656.

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