Richard Roe (22 January 1913 – 4 May 2008) was an Australian cricketer who played two first-class matches for Western Australia in 1935. On debut against New South Wales, he made 35 runs in the first innings, batting at number four, before being run out. He made 29 runs in the second innings.[1] In his second match, also against New South Wales, he made 58 runs in the first innings, his highest score.[2] He also played one match for the Australian Capital Territory in 1940 against Illawarra, although it did not have first-class status.[3] He died in 2008 at the age of 95.
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Full name | Richard Roe | ||||||||||||||
Born | Geraldton, Western Australia | 22 January 1913||||||||||||||
Died | 4 May 2008 Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland | (aged 95)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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1934/35 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 July 2011 |
References
edit- ^ Western Australia v New South Wales, 9, 11–12 March 1935 at the WACA Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ Western Australia v New South Wales, 16, 18–19 March 1935 at the WACA Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ Australian Capital Territory v Illawarra, 25 March 1940, at Manuka Oval – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.