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| Full name | Richard Terry Bates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1972 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Blaster, Blast, Batesy, Roland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Paul Bates (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002 | Nottinghamshire Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,22 November 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Terry Bates (born 17 June 1972) is a former English cricketer. Bates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stamford,Lincolnshire.
Bates was a junior at Bourne CC and a made his debut in county cricket for Lincolnshire in the Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire in 1990. Bates played 2 further Championship matches for the county,against Hertfordshire in 1990 and Cumberland in 2006. [1] He played 3 matches for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy:Twice against Suffolk and once against Devon. [2] Bates made his debut in List A cricket for Lincolnshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy against Gloucestershire. [3]
In 1993,he made his debut in first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire against Oxford University. From 1993 to 1999,he represented the county in 33 first-class matches,the last of which came against Northamptonshire. [4] In his 33 first-class matches,he scored 450 runs at an average of 12.50,with a high score of 34,while in the field he took 18 catches. With the ball he took 50 wickets at a bowling average of 50.40,with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 5/88. [5]
It was in List A cricket that Bates played the majority of his cricket for Nottinghamshire. From 1993 to 1999,he represented the county in 69 matches,the last of which came against Somerset. [6] During his List A playing span with Nottinghamshire,he scored 234 runs at an average of 8.66,with a high score of 28*,while in the field he took 29 catches. [7] With the ball he took 63 wickets at a bowling average of 34.07,with best figures of 3/21. [8]
In 2002,he represented the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board in a single List A match against Cumberland in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham &Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. [9]
Bates was appointed the coach of the England women's cricket team in 2003. He held the position for 4 years,during which he aided them in regaining the Women's Ashes in 2005. He quit the job in April 2007 and subsequently moved with his family to Australia.
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