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Richard Wodehouse

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Richard Wodehouse
Personal information
Full name
Richard Lancelot Deane Wodehouse
Born(1892-05-30)30 May 1892
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Died20 May 1940(1940-05-20) (aged 47)
Cookham, Berkshire, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923–1924Europeans (India)
First-class debut3 December 1923 Europeans (India) v Parsees
Last First-class1 December 1924 Europeans (India) v Hindus
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 84
Batting average 14.00
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 52
Balls bowled 298
Wickets 5
Bowling average 27.60
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/25
Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: CricketArchive, 13 December 2007

Richard Lancelot Deane Wodehouse (30 May 1892 – 20 May 1940) was an English cricketer.[1] Born in Chippenham, Wiltshire, his entire recorded cricket career took place in Asia. The youngest of four brothers, one of his older three brothers was the author P. G. Wodehouse.[2] He was younger than any of his brothers by 11 years, and according to P.G. Wodehouse's biographer, "Dick" (as he was known to the family) did not spend significant time with his siblings at any point in their lives. Though he was born in and died in England, he lived most of his life in India and then China.

Wodehouse died in Cookham, Berkshire, in 1940, leaving a widow, Winifred Baker Wodehouse, and property valued at £1,920. His address at death was given as Woodlands, Cookham Dean.[3][1]

Career

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In April 1919, Wodehouse made his debut for the Straits Settlements, playing against the Federated Malay States in Singapore. The following year, he played twice for Hong Kong; against Malaya and a combined Shanghai/Malaya team.[4]

He returned to play two more matches for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1922 and 1923,[4] before playing three first-class matches in the Bombay Quadrangular tournament in India for the Europeans.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ "Person Page".
  3. ^ "Wodehouse Richard Lancelot Deane" in Probate Index for 1940, online at probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar, accessed 12 April 2018
  4. ^ a b Other matches played by Richard Wodehouse at CricketArchive
  5. ^ First-class matches played by Richard Wodehouse at CricketArchive