Richard Mitchell (cricketer, born 1913)

Richard William Gordon Lewis Mitchell (27 February 1913 – 13 January 1988) was a Grenadian-born Trinidadian first-class cricketer.

Richard Mitchell
Personal information
Full name
Richard William Gordon Lewis Mitchell
Born27 February 1913
British Grenada
Died13 January 1988(1988-01-13) (aged 74)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 58
Batting average 29.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 30*
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2020

Born on the Caribbean island of Grenada in February 1913, Mitchell later studied in England at Keble College at the University of Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against a combined Minor Counties cricket team at Oxford in 1935.[2] Returning to the Caribbean after graduating from Oxford, later playing two first-class matches against British Guinea in 1938 for a team led by Rolph Grant.[2] Grant later moved to Trinidad where he died at Port of Spain in January 1988.

References

  1. "Player profile: Richard Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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