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Full name Mark Hunter Richardson
Born June 11, 1971, Hastings, Hawke's Bay
Current age 37 years 71 days
Major teams New Zealand, Auckland, Buckinghamshire, Otago
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

2776

145

44.77

7370

37.66

344

ODIs

10.50

43.29

First-class

157

264

9994

306

42.89

List A

2523

128*

31.53

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

1/16

21.00

1.90

66.0

ODIs

First-class

157

3966

1911

5/77

43.43

2.89

90.1

List A

810

592

2/25

49.33

4.38

67.5

Career statistics

Test debut

Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Sep 12-16, 2000 scorecard

Last Test

Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide, Nov 26-30, 2004 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2002 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 19, 2002 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class span

1989/90 - 2004/05

List A span

1990/91 - 2002/03

Mark Richardson was undoubtedly one of the most admired players in the New Zealand game. A transformed left-arm spinner who turned his game from bowling to batting after suffering the yips, he became a masterful - if slightly dour - opening batsman who thrives on the challenge of holding his place at the crease for as long as he could. His Test average hovered around the 50 mark, and his adhesive qualities played a significant part in several New Zealand Test wins. The only blemish was a failure to convert fifties into bigger scores. But he reversed this trend somewhat on tour in England in 2004, where he struck 93 and 101 in the first Test at Lord's. And during the India tour of 2003 he made his highest Test score of 145, and put on the second-highest opening partnership for New Zealand in an overseas Test when he and Lou Vincent added 231 at Mohali. His after-match challenges to the opposition's slowest runner sometimes outstripped the games themselves for entertainment value. He announced his retirement, aged only 33, after the Australian tour late in 2004.
Lynn McConnell October 2004

Nov 24, 2004

Mark Richardson at practice © Getty Images

Nov 20, 2004

Mark Richardson drops Glenn McGrath © Getty Images

Nov 11, 2004

Mark Richardson batting © Getty Images

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