Richmond Cricket Club

The Richmond Cricket Club is an Australian cricket club based in Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1854, the Tigers' home ground is the Richmond Cricket Ground (better known as the Punt Road Oval), just a few hundred metres to the east of the famous MCG. The club plays in the Victorian Premier Cricket Association. It was a founding member of this competition in 1906/07.

Contents 1 Australian Test Cricketers 2 English Test Cricketers 3 Club Achievements 3.1 Championships 3.2 Innings Records 4 Individual Achievements 4.1 Batting Records 4.2 Bowling Records 4.3 Wicket-Keeping Records 5 External links

Australian Test Cricketers

• John Hodges (1877)
• Tom Kendall (1877)
• Sam Morris (1885)
• Dave Smith (1912)
• Leo O'Brien (1932-36)
• Ernie McCormick (1935-38)
• Bill Johnston (1947-55)
• Doug Ring (1948-53)
• Graham Yallop (1976-84)
• Jim Higgs (1978-81)
• Paul Reiffel (1992-98)

English Test Cricketers

• Paul Collingwood (2001-)

Club Achievements

Championships

• 1st XI Premiers: 5 (1946/47, 1976/77, 1982/83, 1989/90, 1999/2000)
• 2nd XI Premiers: 12 (1914/15, 1926/27, 1931/32, 1937/38, 1946/47, 1950/51, 1959/60, 1979/80, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90)
• 3rd XI Premiers: 5 (1952/53, 1971/72, 1988/89, 1998/99, 2006/07)

Innings Records

• Highest Score For: 8/647 v. St Kilda 1881/2
• Highest Score Against: 880 by Carlton 1898/9
• Lowest Score For: 15 v. Carlton 1921/22
• Lowest Score Against: 12 by South Melbourne 1869/70

Individual Achievements

• Most Matches (Career): D.R. Cowper 294
• Jack Ryder Medal: P.D. Collingwood 2000/01

Batting Records

• Most Runs (Career): J.A. Ledward 7,726
• Most Runs (Season): J.A. Ledward 834 - 1938/9
• Highest Score (Innings): S. Morris 280 v. St Kilda 1881/2

Bowling Records

• Most Wickets (Career): G.C. Paterson 505
• Most Wickets (Season): G.C. Paterson 73 - 1965/66
• Best Figures (Innings): C. Manion 10/72 v. East Melbourne 1880/81
• Best Figures (Match): W.L. Kelly 11/29 (6/13 & 5/16) v. Northcote 1908/09

Wicket-Keeping Records

• Most Dismissals (Career): D.R. Cowper 588 (524 catches 64 stumpings)
• Most Dismissals (Season): G.J. Holland 51 (51 catches) 1999/2000
• Most Dismissals (Innings): G.J. Holland 7 (7 catches) v Camberwell Magpies 1997/98
• Most Dismissals (Match): G.J. Holland 10 (10 catches) v Camberwell Magpies 1997/98

External links

• Richmond Cricket Club official site
• Victorian Premier Cricket website