William Richardson (cricketer, born 1894)
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William Ethelbert Richardson (23 December 1894 – 5 November 1971) was an English cricket
er who played first-class cricket
for Worcestershire
between 1920 and 1928.
The great bulk of Richardson's first-class career came between 1920 and 1922, and indeed the 23 wickets he claimed in his debut season formed more than half his career aggregate, while the 15 matches he played in 1920 were exactly half his final tally. After a wicketless debut against Hampshire
in May 1920,
his next game was against Gloucestershire
. He took nine wickets in the match, including what was to remain a career-best 6/48 in the second innings.
After 1922 Richardson did not appear at first-class level again until 1926, when he played one match. He also turned out once in 1927 and twice in 1928. After that, he played occasionally at minor level for Gentlemen of Worcestershire, taking six wickets against Bromsgrove School
in a single-innings game in 1929.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
between 1920 and 1928.
The great bulk of Richardson's first-class career came between 1920 and 1922, and indeed the 23 wickets he claimed in his debut season formed more than half his career aggregate, while the 15 matches he played in 1920 were exactly half his final tally. After a wicketless debut against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in May 1920,
his next game was against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
. He took nine wickets in the match, including what was to remain a career-best 6/48 in the second innings.
After 1922 Richardson did not appear at first-class level again until 1926, when he played one match. He also turned out once in 1927 and twice in 1928. After that, he played occasionally at minor level for Gentlemen of Worcestershire, taking six wickets against Bromsgrove School
Bromsgrove School
Bromsgrove School, founded in 1553, is a co-educational independent school in the Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, England. The school has a long history and many notable former pupils.-History:...
in a single-innings game in 1929.