Tom Richardson
On scorecards: T Richardson
In-game rating: 85/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tom Richardson played 14 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1893 to 1898. The first came against Australia at Old Trafford, with a score of 16 and 10 wickets, and the last against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1898.
The best bowling is 8 for 94 against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1898. In all: 11 five-wicket hauls, 4 ten-wicket matches. With the ball: 34 wickets at 17.5 at home and 54 wickets at 30.1 away.
Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 23 wickets at 29.7. England won 6 of the Tests Tom Richardson played and lost 7, with 1 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 14 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25* | – | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1898 | Lost |
| 24* | – | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1897 | Won |
| 20 | – | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1898 | Lost |
| 16 | – | Australia | Old Trafford | 1893 | Drawn |
| 12* | – | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1894 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/94 | 36.1 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1898 | Lost |
| 7/168 | 68 | Australia | Old Trafford | 1896 | Lost |
| 6/39 | 11.3 | Australia | Lord's | 1896 | Won |
| 6/76 | 42.3 | Australia | Old Trafford | 1896 | Lost |
| 6/104 | 45.2 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1895 | Won |
Best in a match: 13/244 against Australia (1896).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 14 | 177 | 11.06 | 0/0 | 88 | 25.23 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.50 |
| Away | 10 | 141 | 11.75 | 0/0 | 54 | 30.09 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 55 | 18.33 | 0/0 | 23 | 29.65 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 49 | 8.17 | 0/0 | 19 | 32.37 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 37 | 12.33 | 0/0 | 12 | 27.33 |
| Old Trafford | 2 | 19 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 23 | 17.39 |
| Kennington Oval | 1 | 11 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 15.73 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1893 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1898 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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