Corey Richards
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| Corey Richards | ||||
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corey John Richards | |||
| Born | 25 September 1975 | |||
| Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Role | Higher Middle OrderBatsman | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1995 - 2006 | NSW | |||
| 1996 - 2006 | Scotland | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| FC | List A | |||
| Matches | 55 | 81 | ||
| Runs scored | 2953 | 2176 | ||
| Batting average | 31.41 | 32.47 | ||
| 100s/50s | 7/15 | 3/12 | ||
| Top score | 164 | 151 | ||
| Balls bowled | 84 | 177 | ||
| Wickets | 0 | 3 | ||
| Bowling average | - | 40.66 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 0/19 | 2/12 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 27/– | 36/– | ||
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As of 4 December 2007 |
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Corey John Richards (born August 25, 1975 in Camden, New South Wales) is a former Australian first-class cricketer and current Sydney First Grade Cricketer for the Bankstown Bulldogs.
[edit] Career
In 1995/96 Richards made his first-class debut for New South Wales and was relied upon as a solid top-order batsman when he won the NSW Player of the Year award in 1998/99. A poor season in 2002/03 saw him dropped from the state side.
In the 2005-06 season, the 30-year-old Richards received a surprise call up to the New South Wales squad and returned in both ING Cup and Pura Cup matches. His performances were average at best, with a top score of 62 in the ING Cup competition so far.
Richards made his List A debut in the 1996/97 English season and made his last appearance in 2006 for the Scotland

