Dick Heard

Dick Heard was one of the most successful batsman to come out of Cranleigh between the wars, and almost certainly the hardest-hitting. A superb allround sportsman – he was a first-team colour at all three major sports – he was a key member of the OCRFC, playing in the first match at TD and also found time to play hockey for Dulwich. He was in the Cranleigh side which played at The Oval in 1928, and later that summer played for Surrey Young Cricketers. His leaving Cranleigh coincided with the Depression and in 1929 and 1930 he played cricket almost non-stop. In 1929 he scored 3000 runs in the season, including a hundred in 29 minutes for Wanderers at Leatherhead and 88 in 24 minutes at Gravesend. His bowling was also in demand – in 1931 he took eight wickets in an innings twice. He started playing for the OCCC in 1928, being the leading scorer between 1929 and 1935 and scoring 505 runs in 1931, a record which stood for over fifty years. He captained the side in 1935, but work commitments meant that he did not play after the war.
Personal Details

Full name Herbert Richard Heard
Born Kingston, 1910
Died Long Ditton, July 2002
Height 5ft 11ins
Nickname
Batting right-hand top-order
Bowling legspin
Clubs Thames Ditton, Wanderers, Hampton Wick, Dulwich
OC Career 1928 to 1939
School 1st XI 1926 to 1928
Career Statistics

Batting
M I No HS Runs Av 50 100 C St

Bowling
O M R W Av BB 5WI SR ER

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