Vic Richardson
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| Full name | Victor York Richardson | |||
| Nickname | The Guardsman, Yorker | |||
| Born | 7 September 1894 | |||
| Parkside, South Australia, Australia | ||||
| Died | 30 October 1969 (aged 75) | |||
| Fullarton, South Australia, Australia | ||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |||
| Role | Specialist batsman | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace | |||
| Test debut (cap 119) | 19 December 1927: v England | |||
| Last Test | 3 March 1936: v South Africa | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1918–1938 | South Australia | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | First Class | |||
| Matches | 19 | 184 | ||
| Runs scored | 706 | 10,727 | ||
| Batting average | 23.53 | 37.63 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/1 | 27/47 | ||
| Top score | 138 | 231 | ||
| Balls bowled | 0 | 811 | ||
| Wickets | 0 | 8 | ||
| Bowling average | n/a | 68.12 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best bowling | n/a | 3/22 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 24/0 | 211/4 | ||
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Victor York Richardson OBE (7 September 1894 – 30 October 1969) was an Australian cricketer and outstanding all-round sportsman.
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[edit] Cricket Career
Richardson is most famous for his contribution to cricket, representing Australia in 19 Test matches between 1924 and 1936, including five as captain in the 1935/36 tour of South Africa. He was forty-one years old when he played his last Test.
A talented right-handed batsman and brilliant fielder, Richardson made his first-class debut for South Australia in the 1918/19 season. In a career that lasted twenty years (and broken by World War II) he played 184 matches for Australia and South Australia, scoring 10,724 runs, including 27 centuries and averaged 37.63 runs per inning. As a measure of his fielding capabilities, he took 211 catches (at an average of 1.15 catches per match) and even completed four stumpings as a stand-in wicketkeeper.
To honour his memory and the impact he made for his state, the South Australian Cricket Association dedicated "Victor Richardson Gates" at the Adelaide Oval in his honour.
[edit] Australian rules football career
- 114 games and 23 goals for Sturt 1915, 1919 - 1920, 1922 - 1924, 1926 - 1927
- Captain of Sturt 1920, 1922 – 1924
- Member of premiership teams for Sturt 1915, 1919 and 1926
- 10 games for South Australia
- State Captain 1923
- Magarey Medal 1920
- Best and Fairest for Sturt 1922, 1923
- Coach of Sturt 1920 , 1922, 1923, 1924
[edit] Other sports
Richardson was a gifted sportsman and excelled in other sports besides cricket. His other sports included baseball (national and state representative), golf (state representative), tennis (state title winner), lacrosse, basketball, swimming and Australian rules football.
[edit] Media career
After retiring from first-class cricket he went on to become a respected radio commentator, forging a partnership with renowned English commentator Arthur Gilligan.
[edit] Family
He was a grandfather to three future Australian Test cricketers Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell (who both also captained Australia at Test level) and Trevor Chappell.
| Preceded by Bill Woodfull |
Australian Test cricket captains 1935/6 |
Succeeded by Don Bradman |
[edit] External links
- Cricinfo Player Profile : Vic Richardson
- HowSTAT! statistical profile of Vic Richardson
- SANFL Hall of Fame
- Australian Dictionary of Biography: Richardson, Victor York (1894 - 1969)
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Richardson, Victor York |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adelaide, South Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1969 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Adelaide, South Australia |
