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NEW ZEALAND · Opening Batter · 2000–2004

Mark Richardson

On scorecards: MH Richardson

In-game rating: 86/99

BATTING

38
MATCHES
65
INNINGS
2,776
RUNS
44.77
AVERAGE
145
HIGH SCORE
4 / 19
100s / 50s

FIELDING

26
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Mark Richardson played 38 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2000 to 2004. The first came against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, with scores of 6 and 13, and the last against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 2004.

The highest score in the archive is 145 from 410 balls against India at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in 2003. In all: 4 hundreds, 19 fifties. At home the average was 47.8 across 16 Tests; away it was 42.8 across 22 Tests.

The most runs came against England: 541 runs at 45.1 in 6 Tests. Basin Reserve was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 499 runs at 55.4. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 12 of the Tests Mark Richardson played and lost 12, with 14 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 38 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

BEST BOWLING

FiguresOversAgainstGroundYearResult
1/169PakistanLancaster Park2001Drawn

RECORD BY OPPONENT

AgainstTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
England654145.081/40–
Pakistan650750.701/3116.00
South Africa634234.200/20–
Australia520022.220/10–
Bangladesh426967.251/10–
India431652.671/10–
Zimbabwe319348.250/20–
Sri Lanka220167.000/30–
West Indies220751.750/20–

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

WhereTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Home161,19447.762/8116.00
Away221,58242.762/110–

GROUNDS

GroundTestsRunsAvg100/50WktsBowl avg
Basin Reserve649955.440/50–
Seddon Park535350.432/00–
Eden Park314524.170/10–
Lancaster Park219765.670/2116.00
Brisbane Cricket Ground210626.500/10–
Lord's119497.001/10–

FIRST AND LAST

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