Richard Shorter

Richard Nicholas Shorter (26 July 1906 – 20 January 1984) was an English cricketer. Shorter was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Loughton, Essex, and was educated at Repton School.

Richard Shorter

Personal information
Full name	Richard Nicholas Shorter
Born	(1906-07-26)26 July 1906 Loughton, Essex, England
Died	20 January 1984(1984-01-20) (aged 77) Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1927–1929	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 23 Runs scored 108 Batting average 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 21 Balls bowled 1,557 Wickets 15 Bowling average 46.33 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/14 Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2012

Shorter made his first-class debut for Essex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1926 County Championship. He made 22 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1929.^[1] In his 23 first-class appearances, Shorter scored 108 runs at an average of 6.00, with a high score of 21.^[2] With the ball, he took 15 wickets at a bowling average of 46.33, with best figures of 3/14.^[3]

He died at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, on 20 January 1984.