Andrew Richardson (Jamaican cricketer)

Andrew Peter Richardson (born 6 September 1981) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in the role of a right arm fast medium bowler. Richardson picked up 192 wickets at an average of 23.96 in his first class career. He also featured for West Indies in the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Jamaica, Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club and the Jamaica Tallawahs.

Andrew Peter Richardson

Personal information
Born	(1981-09-06) 6 September 1981 Kingston, Jamaica
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 68 36 2 Runs scored 711 98 0 Batting average 9.73 14.00 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 – Top score 31* 23* 0* Balls bowled 8,490 1,430 36 Wickets 192 29 3 Bowling average 23.96 41.89 12.00 5 wickets in innings 6 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/32 4/36 2/16 Catches/stumpings 24/– 8/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 September 2022

Playing career

During the 2008/09 season, Richardson helped Jamaica win the Regional Four Day Competition by taking 33 wickets at an average of 23.12. Following this, it was announced that Richardson would replace the out of form Darren Powell in the West Indies squad for the tour England in April 2009. Chairman of selector, Clyde Butts, said "This year Richardson has been bowling very well and deserves his selection. He is tall, accurate and has the ability to get wickets at crucial stages in the game".