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Richard Bates (cricketer, born June 1972)

Richard Bates
Personal information
Full name Richard Terry Bates
Born (1972-06-17) 17 June 1972 (age 45)
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Nickname Blaster, Blast, Batesy, Roland
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years Team
2002 Nottinghamshire Cricket Board
1993–1999 Nottinghamshire
1990–1991 Lincolnshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 33 71
Runs scored 450 240
Batting average 12.50 8.27
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 34 28*
Balls bowled 4,879 2,714
Wickets 50 63
Bowling average 50.40 34.55
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/88 3/21
Catches/stumpings 18/– 29/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 November 2010

Richard Terry Bates (born 17 June 1972) is a former English cricketer. Bates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

Bates was a junior at Bourne CC and a made his debut in county cricket for Lincolnshire in the Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire in 1990. Bates played 2 further Championship matches for the county, against Hertfordshire in 1990 and Cumberland in 2006. He played 3 matches for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy: Twice against Suffolk and once against Devon. Bates made his debut in List A cricket for Lincolnshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy against Gloucestershire.

In 1993, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire against Oxford University. From 1993 to 1999, he represented the county in 33 first-class matches, the last of which came against Northamptonshire. In his 33 first-class matches, he scored 450 runs at an average of 12.50, with a high score of 34, while in the field he took 18 catches. With the ball he took 50 wickets at a bowling average of 50.40, with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 5/88.


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