Michael Richardson (cricketer)

Not to be confused with Scottish cricketer Mike Richardson (Scottish cricketer).

Michael John Richardson (born 4 October 1986) is a South African-born German cricketer. Richardson is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Port Elizabeth. Richardson made his debut for Durham in a first-class match against Durham MCCU in 2010.

Michael Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Michael John Richardson
Born	(1986-10-04) 4 October 1986 (age 38) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Dave Richardson (father)
International information
National side	Germany
T20I debut (cap 19)	19 June 2019 v Denmark
Last T20I	25 July 2023 v Jersey
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–2019	Durham (squad no. 18)
2013/14	Badureliya Sports Club
2014/15	Colombo Cricket Club
2019	Northumberland
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 25 103 31 71 Runs scored 511 4,828 1,304 1,025 Batting average 30.05 29.26 56.69 25.00 100s/50s 0/2 6/26 3/10 0/3 Top score 61* 148 111 61* Catches/stumpings 15/10 186/5 12/0 38/10
Source: Cricinfo, 17 August 2023

Richardson's family has a strong cricketing background. His father, Dave Richardson, played Test cricket for South Africa. His grandfather, John Richardson, uncle Ralph Richardson, and cousin Matthew Richardson have all played first-class cricket.^{[citation needed]} In 2016 he wed Kate.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2019, he was called up to Germany's team for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey, replacing Daniel Weston, who broke a finger.^[1] Richardson qualified to play for the team by having German citizenship on his mother's side.^[2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Germany, against Denmark, on 19 June 2019.^[3]

In September 2021, he was named in Germany's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.^[4] In January 2022, he was named in Germany's team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.^[5]

References

1. "Denmark remain in contention". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
2. "Michael Richardson, son of ICC CEO Dave, expected to make international debut". Sport Star. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
3. "15th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
4. @Cricket_Germany (16 September 2021). "Our squad for the men's T20 World Cup European Finals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. @Cricket_Germany (28 January 2022). "Our 14 man squad for the ICC T0 World Cup Global Qualifiers in Oman from 17-24 February" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Michael Richardson at ESPNcricinfo