Richard Webb (cricketer)

Richard Webb
Personal information
Full name
Richard John Webb
Born (1952-09-15) 15 September 1952
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
RelationsMurray Webb (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 44)13 February 1983 v Australia
Last ODI23 February 1983 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975/76–1983/84Otago
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 3 25 20
Runs scored 6 79 24
Batting average 4.38 4.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 6* 14* 7*
Balls bowled 161 3,852 1,071
Wickets 4 67 26
Bowling average 26.25 27.79 22.61
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/28 6/20 4/17
Catches/stumpings 0/– 12/– 6/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 January 2017

Richard John Webb (born 15 September 1952) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the national team in 1983. He played as a fast-medium paced bowler. He played domestic cricket for Otago between the 1975–76 season and 1983–84.

Webb was born at Invercargill in 1952. He played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1970–71 season and played for the New Zealand Universities between 1971–72 and 1973–74, also representing the New Zealand under-23 national side in the latter season. He made his senior debut for Otago the following season, playing two List A matches as an opening bowler, taking a wicket in each. He made his first-class cricket debut the following season and played 25 first-class and 17 List A matches for the side in a career which lasted until the end of the 1983–84 season.