Brian Richardson (cricketer) explained

Brian Richardson
Fullname:Brian Douglas Richardson
Birth Date:15 May 1932
Birth Place:Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Death Place:Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Tasmania
Year1:1954-1970
Date:11 March 2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7335.html Cricinfo

Brian Douglas Richardson (15 May 1932  - 28 April 2020) was an Australian cricketer.[1]

He played five first-class matches for Tasmania between 1954 and 1970.[2] He scored 112 for Tasmania in the match against the touring MCC in January 1966.[3] He played club cricket in Hobart for 24 years, scoring 9,612 runs at an average of 35.21 and taking 306 wickets at 18.50. In the 1968-69 season he scored 1001 runs for Kingborough at an average of 66.73.[4]

Richardson worked as a horticulturist in the Tasmanian Department of Agriculture. He spent ten years as Director of a World Bank aid project in Kashmir.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Booth, Lawrence . 2021 . Wisden Cricketers' Almanack . 281 . 9781472975478.
  2. Web site: Brian Richardson . 11 March 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Tasmania v MCC 1965-66 . Cricinfo . 3 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Hall of Fame - Brian D Richardson . Cricket Tasmania . 3 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Richardson, Brian Douglas . 2 May 2020. 30 April 2020. Weekly Times.