Brian Richardson (cricketer)

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Brian Richardson
Personal information
Full name
Brian 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

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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References

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

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