Michael John Richardson (born 4 October 1986) is a South African-born German cricketer. Richardson is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Port Elizabeth. Richardson made his debut for Durham in a first-class match against Durham MCCU in 2010.
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| Full name | Michael John Richardson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1986 Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dave Richardson (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 19) | 19 June 2019 v Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 July 2023 v Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2019 | Durham (squad no. 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14 | Badureliya Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15 | Colombo Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Northumberland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richardson's family has a strong cricketing background. His father, Dave Richardson, played Test cricket for South Africa. His grandfather, John Richardson, uncle Ralph Richardson, and cousin Matthew Richardson have all played first-class cricket.[citation needed] In 2016 he wed Kate.[citation needed]
In June 2019, he was called up to Germany's team for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey, replacing Daniel Weston, who broke a finger.[1] Richardson qualified to play for the team by having German citizenship on his mother's side.[2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Germany, against Denmark, on 19 June 2019.[3]
In September 2021, he was named in Germany's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[4] In January 2022, he was named in Germany's team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Denmark remain in contention". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Michael Richardson, son of ICC CEO Dave, expected to make international debut". Sport Star. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "15th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ @Cricket_Germany (16 September 2021). "Our squad for the men's T20 World Cup European Finals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @Cricket_Germany (28 January 2022). "Our 14 man squad for the ICC T0 World Cup Global Qualifiers in Oman from 17-24 February" (Tweet) – via Twitter.