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| Full name | Michael John Richardson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-10-04) 4 October 1986 (age 38) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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. In 2016 he wed Kate.
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. Richardson qualified to play for the team by having German citizenship on his mother's side. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Germany, against Denmark, on 19 June 2019.
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. 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.
References
- "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.