IPL playerAustralia2013 to 2021
Kane Richardson
On scorecards: KW Richardson · Right-hand bat
Kane Richardson, a bowler, played four IPL seasons for three franchises.
The arrival
Kane Richardson arrived through the auction: Pune Warriors paid ₹3.78 cr (US$700k), against a base price of ₹54 lakh.
That first season brought 3 matches, 34 runs and 2 wickets at 8.54 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2014, for Rajasthan Royals: 9 wickets at 7.63 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.98, with best figures of 2 for 18.
Franchise by franchise
2013, Pune Warriors. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹3.78 cr. 3 matches and 2 wickets.
2014, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹1.0 cr. 7 matches and 9 wickets.
2016 to 2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹2.0 cr. 5 matches and 8 wickets.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2016 to 2021. 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 19 wickets in 335 deliveries, at 8.45 runs an over against a league rate of 7.92 for the same seasons: 0.54 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
The fielding record: 5 catches and 1 run-out.
At the auction
Kane Richardson went under the hammer six times, bought four times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹4.0 cr, paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020. Unsold in 2019, Kane Richardson was bought again in 2020 by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Kane Richardson made 15 IPL appearances, the last for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Pune Warriors | 3 | 34 | 26 | 17.0 | 94.4 | 0/0 | 2 | 8.54 | 1/28 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 7.63 | 2/18 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 7 | 9.71 | 3/13 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 9.67 | 1/29 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Pune Warriors: 2013
- Rajasthan Royals: 2014
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2016 to 2021
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 43.6% |
| Balls per four | 19.5 |
| Balls per six | 39 |
| Dot balls bowled | 38.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 17.6 |
| Catches | 5 |
| Run-outs | 1 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | – | ₹54 lakh | Sold to Pune Warriors for ₹3.78 cr (US$700k) |
| 2014 | FA3 | ₹1.0 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.0 cr |
| 2016 | – | ₹2.0 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹2.0 cr |
| 2019 | Fast Bowler | ₹1.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2020 | FA3 | ₹1.5 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹4.0 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹1.5 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet