Richard Elviss

Richard William Elviss (born 19 July 1945) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Richard Elviss

Personal information
Full name	Richard William Elviss
Born	(1945-07-19) 19 July 1945 (age 78) Fulwood, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1966–1967	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 19 Runs scored 114 Batting average 6.70 100s/50s –/– Top score 16 Balls bowled 4,594 Wickets 65 Bowling average 26.43 5 wickets in innings 4 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 5/83 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 March 2020

Elviss was born at the Sheffield suburb of Fulwood in July 1945. He later studied at Trinity College, Oxford where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University.^[1] He made his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1966, with Elviss playing first-class cricket for Oxford until 1967, making nineteen appearances.^[2] Playing as right-arm off break bowler, he took 65 wickets at an average of 26.43. He claimed a five wicket haul on four occasions and had best figures of 5 for 83.^[3] On the back of strong performances for Oxford, he played a trial match with the Yorkshire Second XI in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship.^[4]

References

1. "Player profile: Richard Elviss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Elviss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Elviss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Elviss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

External links

• Richard Elviss at ESPNcricinfo