Richard Voss (cricketer)

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Richard Voss
Personal information
Full name
Richard Zahn Hartwig Voss
Born10 November 1880
Dunham, Cheshire, England
Died3 September 1948(1948-09-03) (aged 67)
Flixton, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901–1903Oxford University
1903London County
1909–1914Cheshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 276
Batting average 18.40
100s/50s –/1
Top score 50
Balls bowled 42
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 February 2019

Richard Zahn Hartwig Voss (10 November 1880 – 3 September 1948) was an English first-class cricketer.

Voss was born at Dunham, Cheshire. He later attended Lincoln College, Oxford.[1] While at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1901.[2] Voss played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1901 to 1903, making seven appearances.[2] He scored 264 runs for Oxford University at an average of 20.30, with a high score of 50.[3] He also made a first-class appearance for London County against Lancashire in 1903.[2] He later played minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1909–1914, making nine appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Voss became a lawyer.[5] He died at Flixton in September 1948.

  1. ^ Oxford University Calendar. J.H. Parker, and H. Slatter. 1916. p. 376.
  2. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Richard Voss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Voss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Voss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ^ Indermaur, John; Thwaites, Charles (1907). The Law Students' Journal. Vol. 29th volume. p. 194.