Vic Richardson

Infobox cricketer biography | playername = Vic Richardson |

country = Australia
fullname = Victor York Richardson
nickname = The Guardsman, Yorker
living =
dayofbirth = 7
monthofbirth = 09
yearofbirth = 1894
placeofbirth = Parkside, South Australia
countryofbirth = Australia
dayofdeath = 30
monthofdeath = 10
yearofdeath = 1969
placeofdeath = Fullarton, South Australia
countryofdeath = Australia
heightft =
heightinch =
heightm = 1.81
batting = Right-hand
bowling = Right-arm medium pace
role = Specialist batsman
international =
testdebutdate = 19 December
testdebutyear = 1927
testdebutagainst = England
testc

lasttestdate = 3 March
lasttestyear = 1936
lasttestagainst = South Africa
odidebutdate =
club1 = South Australia
year1 = 1918–1938
deliveries =
columns = 2| column1 = Tests
matches1 = 19
runs1 = 706
bat avg1 = 23.53
100s/50s1 = 1/1
top score1 = 138
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = 0
bowl avg1 = n/a
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = n/a
catches/stumpings1 = 24/0
column2 = First Class
matches2 = 184
runs2 = 10,727
bat avg2 = 37.63
100s/50s2 = 27/47
top score2 = 231
deliveries2 = 811
wickets2 = 8
bowl avg2 = 68.12
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = 0
best bowling2 = 3/22
catches/stumpings2 = 211/4
date = 15 January
year = 2008
source = [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7346.html]

Victor York Richardson OBE (7 September 1894 – 30 October 1969) was an Australian cricketer and outstanding all-round sportsman.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

External links

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7346.html Cricinfo Player Profile : Vic Richardson]
* [http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOverview.asp?PlayerID=1478 HowSTAT! statistical profile of Vic Richardson]
* [http://www.sanfl.com.au/default.aspx?s=historydisplay&aid=98180 SANFL Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110395b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography: Richardson, Victor York (1894 - 1969)]

Persondata
NAME=Richardson, Victor York
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH=7 September 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH=Adelaide, South Australia
DATE OF DEATH=30 October 1969
PLACE OF DEATH=Adelaide, South Australia