deliveries death_date columns catches/stumpings year birth_date tenfor country death_place club fivefor batting fullname birth_place column role source date runs wickets s/s matches article_title
balls & ndash ; 25 october 1996 1 1/2 1979 1975 & ndash ; 1988 2011 14 january 1951 & ndash ; england hexham , northumberland , england minor counties north durham & ndash ; right-handed richard anthony david mercer stockholm , sweden list a wicket-keeper http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17780.html cricinfo 1951 1 14 yes 47 & ndash ; & ndash ; / & ndash ; 11 richard mercer

richard mercer

`` for the australian radio host , see richard mercer -lrb- radio host -rrb- '' richard anthony david mercer -lrb- 14 january 1951 -- 25 october 1996 -rrb- was an english cricketer .
mercer was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper .
he was born in stockholm , sweden .
mercer made his debut for durham against northumberland in the 1963 minor counties championship .
he played minor counties cricket for durham from 1975 to 1988 , making 104 minor counties championship appearances and 7 mcca knockout trophy appearances .
he made his list a debut against northamptonshire in the 1977 gillette cup .
he made 8 further list a appearances for durham , the last of which came against warwickshire in the 1986 natwest trophy .
in his 9 list a matches for durham , he scored 47 runs at a batting average of 6.71 , with a high score of 23 .
behind the stumps he took a single catch and made 2 stumpings .
he also played list a cricket for minor counties north , making 2 appearances against yorkshire and nottinghamshire in the 1979 benson & hedges cup , though without success .
he died in hexham , northumberland on 25 october 1996 .
