Brian Richardson (cricketer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fullname
Brian Douglas Richardson
Died28 April 2020 (aged 87)
Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia
Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia
BattingRight-handed
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Douglas Richardson |
| Born | 15 May 1932 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 28 April 2020 (aged 87) Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1954-1970 | Tasmania |
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]
