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Full name David John Richardson
Born September 16, 1959, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 48 years 355 days
Major teams South Africa,Eastern Province,Northern Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Relations Father - JH Richardson,Brother - RP Richardson,Cousin - RJ Richardson
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
42
64
8
1359
109
24.26
3241
41.93
1
8
144
2
150
2
ODIs
122
77
33
868
53
19.72
1298
66.87
0
1
33
1
148
17
First-class
200
310
51
6981
134
26.95
6
37
579
40
List A
158
137
36
2545
94
25.19
0
13
167
12
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
42
-
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-
-
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ODIs
122
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-
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First-class
200
6
3
0
-
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3.00
-
0
0
0
List A
158
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Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, Apr 18-23, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Jan 30-Feb 3, 1998 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 10, 1991 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 27, 1998 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1977/78 - 1997/98
List A span
1979/80 - 1997/98
Profile
Wisden overview For the first seven years after South Africa returned from isolation, Dave Richardson was a fixture behind the stumps, his trademark sunhat and brown gloves a reassuring constant in a time of tumult. He was a wicketkeeper from the unobtrusive school who did his job immaculately and without fanfare. South Africa also had ample opportunity to call on his gritty batting talents, and it was in this role that he suffered perhaps his only noticeable case of nerves, when he reached the nineties in the third Test against New Zealand at Cape Town in 1994-95, after being dismissed in the first Test seven runs short of what would have been his maiden century. This time, Richardson duly went on to record his only Test ton. A lawyer, his articulate views on cricket issues are sought-after, and he remained involved in the game as a business agent for several current players. In January 2002 he was appointed as the ICC's first General Manager. Neil Manthorp
Notes
Eastern Province debut 1978-79
Northern Transvaal 1983-84
Education: Marist Bros, UPE
