Richard Yeabsley
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Richard Yeabsley an alumnus of Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
, is a former first-class cricket
er.
Son of former Devon
player, Doug Yeabsley
, and brother of fellow first-class player Michael
, Richard was a sharp medium-pace
bowler and useful batsman. During his brief career, he represented Oxford University and Middlesex
, playing a total of 19 first class matches and making five List A appearances. Yeabsley quit the game, aged just 22, with a career first-class bowling average of 32.77.
His best bowling performance came in the 1994 Varsity match
. He took 6–54 in the first innings, and 4–50 in the second, giving him his only five wicket innings and ten wicket match hauls.
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School is a British independent school for boys aged 4–19. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and of the Haileybury Group....
, is a former first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er.
Son of former Devon
Devon County Cricket Club
Devon County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Devon and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
player, Doug Yeabsley
Doug Yeabsley
Douglas Ian Yeabsley is a former minor counties cricketer who represented the Minor Counties and, particularly Devon County Cricket Club from 1959 to 1990, 31 years.-Career:...
, and brother of fellow first-class player Michael
Michael Yeabsley
Michael Yeabsley , an alumnus of Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, is a former first-class cricketer.Son of former Devon player, Doug Yeabsley, and brother of fellow first-class player Richard, Michael was an off-break bowler...
, Richard was a sharp medium-pace
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler and useful batsman. During his brief career, he represented Oxford University and Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
, playing a total of 19 first class matches and making five List A appearances. Yeabsley quit the game, aged just 22, with a career first-class bowling average of 32.77.
His best bowling performance came in the 1994 Varsity match
The University Match (cricket)
The University Match in a cricketing context is generally understood to refer to the annual fixture between Oxford University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club...
. He took 6–54 in the first innings, and 4–50 in the second, giving him his only five wicket innings and ten wicket match hauls.