Bryan Richardson

Bryan Anthony Richardson (born 24 February 1944) is a former English cricketer. Richardson was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire.

Bryan Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Bryan Anthony Richardson
Born	(1944-02-24) 24 February 1944 (age 80) Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Relations	Peter Richardson (brother) Dick Richardson (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1963–1967	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 40 1 Runs scored 1,323 17 Batting average 19.45 17.00 100s/50s 2/5 –/– Top score 126 17 Balls bowled 240 – Wickets 1 – Bowling average 157.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 1/32 – Catches/stumpings 28/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2012

Richardson made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Scotland in 1963 at The Grange, Edinburgh.^[1] He played first-class cricket for Warwickshire for five seasons, making a total of forty appearances, the last of which came in the 1967 County Championship against Yorkshire at Acklam Park, Middlesbrough.^[1] In his forty matches, he scored a total of 1,323 runs at an average of 19.45, with a high score of 126.^[2] This score was one of two centuries he made and came against Cambridge University in 1967.^[3] This season was also his most success, with him making fifteen appearances, three times as many as he had in any other season. He scored 727 runs at an average of 30.29, recording both his first-class centuries, as well as three half centuries.^[4] He also made a single List A appearance for the county in the quarter-final of the 1964 Gillette Cup against Northamptonshire.^[5] In what was a Warwickshire victory, Richardson scored 17 runs before being dismissed by Brian Crump.^[6]

His brothers, Peter and Dick, both played Test cricket for England.

He was chairman of Coventry City F.C. from 1993 until 2002.^[7]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Bryan Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bryan Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
3. "Cambridge University v Warwickshire, 1967". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Bryan Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
5. "List A Matches played by Bryan Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
6. "Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, 1964 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
7. "Richardson quits as Coventry chairman". 30 January 2002.

External links

• Bryan Richardson at ESPNcricinfo
• Bryan Richardson at CricketArchive