Richard Gilliat
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Richard Michael Charles Gilliat (born May 20, 1944 Ware, Hertfordshire) is a retired English
cricketer
.
Gilliat was educated at Charterhouse
and Oxford University. He represented Oxford University
and Hampshire
as a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler in 269 first-class matches (1964–1978) and 165 List A matches (1968–1978).
After succeeding Roy Marshall
as County Captain of Hampshire (1971–1978), he led the 1st XI to the 1973 County Championship and he also served as Assistant Secretary under Desmond Eagar
.
After his cricket career he returned to Charterhouse as a teacher, and became a housemaster. Following his effective stewardship as housemaster, he was appointed Second Master in 1996 and held this position until his retirement in summer 2004.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
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Gilliat was educated at Charterhouse
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
and Oxford University. He represented Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
and Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
as a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler in 269 first-class matches (1964–1978) and 165 List A matches (1968–1978).
After succeeding Roy Marshall
Roy Marshall
Roy Edwin Marshall was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests from 1951 to 1952. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1959.-Early career:...
as County Captain of Hampshire (1971–1978), he led the 1st XI to the 1973 County Championship and he also served as Assistant Secretary under Desmond Eagar
Desmond Eagar
Edward Desmond Russell Eagar was an English cricketer who as secretary and captain of Hampshire was instrumental, through organisation, captaincy and recruitment, in raising the county team from perennial also-rans to the point where, in the seasons after he retired from playing, it was...
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After his cricket career he returned to Charterhouse as a teacher, and became a housemaster. Following his effective stewardship as housemaster, he was appointed Second Master in 1996 and held this position until his retirement in summer 2004.
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