Richard Gilliat

Richard Michael Charles Gilliat (born 20 May 1944 in Ware, Hertfordshire) is a retired English first-class cricketer.

Richard Gilliat

Personal information
Full name	Richard Michael Charles Gilliat
Born	(1944-05-20) 20 May 1944 Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Relations	Ivor Gilliat (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1964–1967	Oxford University
1966–1978	Hampshire
1968–1976	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 269 165 Runs scored 11,589 2,896 Batting average 29.33 21.61 100s/50s 18/61 –/12 Top score 223* 89* Balls bowled 122 – Wickets 3 – Bowling average 52.33 – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 1/3 – Catches/stumpings 221/– 83/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2009

Gilliat was educated at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford. He represented Oxford University and Hampshire as a left-handed batsman and very occasional leg-break bowler in 269 first-class matches (1964–1978) and 165 List A matches (1968–1978).

His most successful season with the bat was 1969, when he scored the fastest century of the County Championship season (against Essex at Ilford), his highest score (223 not out against Warwickshire at Southampton), and finished with 1386 runs at 39.60, including six centuries.

After succeeding Roy Marshall as County Captain of Hampshire (1971–1978), he led the 1st XI to the 1973 County Championship. He also served as Assistant Secretary under Desmond Eagar.

After his cricket career he returned to Charterhouse as a teacher and housemaster. Following his effective stewardship as housemaster, he was appointed Second Master in 1996 and held this position until his retirement in summer 2004. His uncle, Ivor Gilliat, also played first-class cricket.

External links

• Richard Gilliat at Cricinfo