Richard Michael Oliver also known as Joe (born 16 December 1946) is a former English

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er. Oliver was a right-handed

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who fielded primarily as a

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. He was born in Exeter,

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. Oliver made his debut for

in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against

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. From 1967 to 1985, he represented the county in 43 Championship matches, the last of which came against Buckinghamshire. He made his

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debut for the county in 1983 against Buckinghamshire. From 1983 to 1986, he represented the county in 4 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Cornwall. Oliver also played

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for Devon at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut in that format against Leicestershire in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. He played 2 further List A matches against Sussex in the 1984 NatWest Trophy and

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in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 55 runs in three unbeaten innings, with a high score of 33 *.List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Joe Oliver
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