About Richard Venes
Lived 1885 – 1959 (aged 74). Richard Venes was a British cricketer.
Richard Stephen Venes (12 March 1885 – 10 June 1959) was an English cricketer. Venes was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. He was born at Battersea, London.
Venes made four first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1922 County Championship against Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and in a second match against Yorkshire. In his four first-class matches, he scored 8 runs at an average of 1.33, with a high score of 4 not out. With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 4/60.
He died at Northampton, Northamptonshire on 10 June 1959.
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Who was Richard Venes?
cricketer (1885-1959)
When was Richard Venes born?
Richard Venes was born on 12 March 1885 in Battersea.
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Richard Venes died on 10 June 1959 in Northampton.
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Richard Venes was a cricketer.
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Richard Venes was British.
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