Richard More

Richard Edwardes More (3 January 1879 – 24 November 1936) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Middlesex, amongst others, and later played for the Egypt national cricket team while he was working for the Sudan Civil Service.

Biography Richard More was a son of Robert Jasper More, a barrister and politician.

He did not play for the university in 1899 and returned to the side for the 1900 season when he played matches against Surrey, Sussex and the MCC before gaining his blue when playing against Cambridge University at Lord's. He made his debut for Middlesex that year, when he played a County Championship match against Nottinghamshire. He played thirteen further County Championship matches that season, also playing in the Gentlemen v Players match. He then toured North America with a team captained by Bernard Bosanquet, playing two first-class matches against Philadelphia. that also featured France.

in 1901 More joined the Sudan civil service. and he was appointed OBE. He was appointed CMG in the 1928 Birthday Honours. He was awarded the fourth class of the Order of Osmanieh in 1913 and the third class of the Order of the Nile in 1917, raised to Grand Cordon in 1931.

Statistics In his 57 first-class matches, Richard More scored 1671 runs at an average of 20.88, including three centuries. He took 124 wickets at an average of 27.67, taking five wickets in an innings four times and ten wickets in a match twice. against Surrey in 1901. His best innings bowling performance of 6/28 against Philadelphia on his 1901 tour of North America.