Richard More
Encyclopedia
Richard Edwardes More was an English cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace
bowler, he played first-class cricket
for Oxford University
and Middlesex
, amongst others, in addition to playing for the Egypt national cricket team
.
in 1879, Richard More was educated at Westminster School
, where he captained the cricket
and football teams. He then went to Oxford University and made his first-class debut for the university cricket team against the MCC
during the 1898 English cricket season
. He also played a first-class match for the university against Essex
that year.
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 played eight first-class matches for the university side in 1901 in addition to a non first-class match against Dublin University
in Dublin. 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
.
After not playing first-class cricket in 1902 or 1903, he returned to the Middlesex team for nine County Championship matches in the 1904 season
, also playing for the Gentlemen of England against the Players of the South that year. He played two first-class matches for the MCC in 1905 - against Cambridge University and Oxford University.
He played four County Championship matches for Middlesex during the 1909 season
, before his last season in 1910, when he played nine times. In June 1910, he played for the MCC against Belgium and the Netherlands as part of a cricket tournament in Brussels
organised as part of the World's Fair that also featured France.
At some point he began to work for the Egyptian Civil service
and came back to England with a combined Egypt/Sudan team to play the MCC at Lord's in 1914. He also played his final first-class match in 1914, playing for GJV Weigall's XI
against Oxford University.
He evidently settled in Egypt
, as he played two matches for the Egyptian national side in the 1920s. One against Free Foresters
in 1927 and another against HM Martineau's XI
in 1929. He was still working for the Egyptian Civil service at the time of his death in Cairo
in 1936.
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.
His top score of 133 was made for Oxford University against Surrey in 1901. His best innings bowling performance of 6/28 was for BJT Bosanquet's XI against Philadelphia on his 1901 tour of North America.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm 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, he played 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...
for Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
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...
, amongst others, in addition to playing for the Egypt national cricket team
Egypt national cricket team
The Egypt national cricket team was the team that represented the country of Egypt in international cricket matches. They were active from 1909 until World War II.-Early years:...
.
Biography
Born in ShropshireShropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
in 1879, Richard More was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
, where he captained the cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and football teams. He then went to Oxford University and made his first-class debut for the university cricket team against the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
during the 1898 English cricket season
1898 English cricket season
Yorkshire won the County Championship in the 1898 English cricket season, thus giving them their second title in three years, and it was an emphatic one. No one came close to their record of 16 wins in 26 games, and seven draws also helped them along to the Championship victory...
. He also played a first-class match for the university against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
that year.
He did not play for the university in 1899 and returned to the side for the 1900 season
1900 English cricket season
The 1900 English cricket season saw Yorkshire finish the season unbeaten in the County Championship, the first time this had happened since the start of the official championship in 1890. They therefore became county champions, while defending champions Surrey finished in the middle of the pack in...
when he played matches against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
, Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
and the MCC before gaining his blue when playing against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
.
He played eight first-class matches for the university side in 1901 in addition to a non first-class match against Dublin University
Dublin University Cricket Club
Dublin University Cricket Club is a cricket team in Ireland. They currently play in the Leinster Senior League, and in the past had first-class status, and played against several sides that were touring England, including the Australians , South Africans and West Indians .Their first first-class...
in Dublin. He made his debut for Middlesex that year, when he played a County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
. He played thirteen further County Championship matches that season, also playing in the Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
match. He then toured North America with a team captained by Bernard Bosanquet
Bernard Bosanquet (cricketer)
Bernard James Tindal Bosanquet was an English cricketer best known for inventing the googly, a delivery designed to deceive the batsman. When bowled, it appears to be a leg break, but after pitching the ball turns in the opposite direction to that which is expected, behaving as an off break instead...
, playing two first-class matches against Philadelphia
Philadelphian cricket team
The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia in first-class cricket between 1878 and 1913. Even with the United States having played the first ever international cricket match against Canada in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the country. This decline was...
.
After not playing first-class cricket in 1902 or 1903, he returned to the Middlesex team for nine County Championship matches in the 1904 season
1904 English cricket season
In the 1904 English cricket season Lancashire went through the County Championship unbeaten, which was enough to clinch the Championship title. Lancashire drew ten games, but their 16 wins were still more than any other team could muster...
, also playing for the Gentlemen of England against the Players of the South that year. He played two first-class matches for the MCC in 1905 - against Cambridge University and Oxford University.
He played four County Championship matches for Middlesex during the 1909 season
1909 English cricket season
The 1909 English cricket season provided confirmation of Australia's superiority as Monty Noble's team retained the Ashes.-Honours:*County Championship - Kent*Minor Counties Championship - Wiltshire...
, before his last season in 1910, when he played nine times. In June 1910, he played for the MCC against Belgium and the Netherlands as part of a cricket tournament in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
organised as part of the World's Fair that also featured France.
At some point he began to work for the Egyptian Civil service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
and came back to England with a combined Egypt/Sudan team to play the MCC at Lord's in 1914. He also played his final first-class match in 1914, playing for GJV Weigall's XI
Gerry Weigall
Gerald John Villiers Weigall was an English cricketer.-Family:Born in Wimbledon, Weigall was the son of a Victorian artist Henry Weigall and his wife Lady Rose Fane, daughter of John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland...
against Oxford University.
He evidently settled in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, as he played two matches for the Egyptian national side in the 1920s. One against Free Foresters
Free Foresters Cricket Club
Free Foresters Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club, established in 1856 for players from the Midland counties of England. It is a 'wandering' club, having no home ground....
in 1927 and another against HM Martineau's XI
Hubert Martineau
Hubert Melville Martineau was an English patron of cricket and organiser of his own team. He also played three first-class matches between 1931 and 1932...
in 1929. He was still working for the Egyptian Civil service at the time of his death in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
in 1936.
Statistics
In his 57 first-class matches, Richard More scored 1671 runsRun (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
at an average of 20.88, including three centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
. He took 124 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 27.67, taking five wickets in an innings four times and ten wickets in a match twice.
His top score of 133 was made for Oxford University against Surrey in 1901. His best innings bowling performance of 6/28 was for BJT Bosanquet's XI against Philadelphia on his 1901 tour of North America.