Roy Palmer (cricketer)

Roy Palmer
Personal information
Full name
Roy Palmer
Born (1942-07-12) 12 July 1942 (age 82)
Devizes, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965–1970Somerset
FC debut19 June 1965 Somerset v Cambridge University
Last FC15 September 1970 Somerset v Yorkshire
LA debut30 April 1966 Somerset v Sussex
Last LA13 September 1970 Somerset v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 74 43
Runs scored 1,037 198
Batting average 13.29 8.25
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 84 26
Balls bowled 10,183 2,209
Wickets 172 67
Bowling average 31.62 22.31
5 wickets in innings 4 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/45 5/18
Catches/stumpings 25/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 June 2010

Roy Palmer (born 12 July 1942) is a former cricketer who had a relatively short first-class career as a player with Somerset from 1965 to 1970 and a much longer career as a first-class umpire. He also officiated in two Test matches in 1992 and 1993[1] and in eight One Day International games between 1983 and 1995.[2]

  1. ^ "Roy Palmer". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Roy Palmer". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.