Richard Shore (cricketer)

Richard Shore
Personal information
Full name
Richard Graham Shore
Born (1941-03-09) 9 March 1941 (age 83)
Winton, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 46
Batting average 7.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24
Balls bowled 756
Wickets 10
Bowling average 39.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/57
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2020

Richard Graham Shore (born 9 March 1941) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Shore was born in March 1941 at Winton, Hampshire. He was educated at Blundell's School, before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made four appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1962.[2] He scored 47 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 24,[3] while with his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 10 wickets at an average of 39.50 and best figures of 3 for 57.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Shore joined the British Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant on probation with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment in October 1967.[5] He was confirmed in the rank coming in March 1968,[6] with promotion to lieutenant following in February 1970.[7] In December of the same year, he was promoted to captain.[8] He was promoted to major in December 1974,[9] before being promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1982.[10] Shore retired from active service in September 1993, at which point he was appointed to the Reserve of Officers.[11]

  1. ^ "Player profile: Richard Shore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Shore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Shore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Shore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ "No. 44445". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 1967. p. 12066.
  6. ^ "No. 44558". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 March 1968. p. 3867.
  7. ^ "No. 45073". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 April 1970. p. 3869.
  8. ^ "No. 45245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 December 1970. p. 13399.
  9. ^ "No. 46469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 January 1975. p. 865.
  10. ^ "No. 49055". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1982. p. 9459.
  11. ^ "No. 53439". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 September 1993. p. 15680.