Richard Venes

Richard Stephen Venes (12 March 1885 – 10 June 1959) was an English cricketer. Venes was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. He was born at Battersea, London.

Richard Venes

Personal information
Full name	Richard Stephen Venes
Born	(1885-03-12)12 March 1885 Battersea, London, England
Died	10 June 1959(1959-06-10) (aged 74) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break googly
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1922	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 8 Batting average 1.33 100s/50s –/– Top score 4* Balls bowled 193 Wickets 5 Bowling average 21.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/60 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2011

Venes made four first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1922 County Championship against Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and in a second match against Yorkshire.^[1] In his four first-class matches, he scored 8 runs at an average of 1.33, with a high score of 4 not out.^[2] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 21.00, with best figures of 4/60.^[3]

He died at Northampton, Northamptonshire on 10 June 1959.