Brian Richardson (cricketer)

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

Brian Richardson
Personal information
Full nameBrian Douglas Richardson
Born(1932-05-15)15 May 1932
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died28 April 2020(2020-04-28) (aged 87)
Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954-1970Tasmania
Source: Cricinfo, 11 March 2016

He played five first-class matches for Tasmania between 1954 and 1970.[1] He scored 112 for Tasmania in the match against the touring MCC in January 1966.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Brian Richardson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. "Tasmania v MCC 1965-66". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "Hall of Fame - Brian D Richardson". Cricket Tasmania. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. "Richardson, Brian Douglas". Weekly Times. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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