Vic Richardson

Vic Richardson Australia (AUS)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm medium (RM)
	Tests	First-class
Matches	19	184
Runs scored	706	10727
Batting average	23.53	37.63
100s/50s	1/1	27/47
Top score	138	231
Balls bowled	0	811
Wickets	0	8
Bowling average	n/a	68.12
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	3/22
Catches/stumpings	24c	211c 4s
Test debut: 19 December, 1924 Last Test: 28 February, 1936 Source: [1]

Victor York Richardson (September 7, 1894, Adelaide, South Australia–October 30, 1969, Adelaide) was an Australian cricketer and outstanding all-round sportsman. He is most famous for his contribution to cricket, representing Australia in 19 Test matches between 1924 and 1936, including five as captain in the 1935/36 tour of South Africa. He was forty-one years old when he played his last Test. A talented right-handed batsman and brilliant fielder, Richardson made his first-class debut for South Australia in the 1918/19 season. In a career that lasted twenty years (and broken by World War II) he played 184 matches for Australia and South Australia, scoring 10,724 runs, including 27 centuries and averaged 37.63 runs per inning. As a measure of his fielding capabilities, he took 211 catches (at an average of 1.15 catches per match) and even completed four stumpings as a stand-in wicketkeeper. Richardson was a gifted sportsman and excelled in other sports besides cricket. His other sports included:

• Baseball - county and state representative
• Golf - state representative
• Tennis - state title winner
• Lacrosse
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Australian rules football
  • 114 games and 23 goals for Sturt 1915, 1919 - 1920, 1922 - 1924, 1926 - 1927
  • Captain of Sturt 1920, 1922 – 1924
  • Member of premiership teams for Sturt 1915, 1919 and 1926
  • 10 games for South Australia
  • State Captain 1923
  • Magarey Medal 1920
  • Best and Fairest for Sturt 1922, 1923
  • Coach of Sturt 1920 , 1922, 1923, 1924

He was a grandfather to several future Australian Test cricketers Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell (who both captained Australia at Test level, like Richardson) and Trevor Chappell.

Richardson with Don Bradman. They were not always on such friendly terms.

After retiring from first-class cricket he went on to become a respected radio commentator, forging a partnership with renowned English commentator Arthur Gilligan. To honour his memory and the impact he made for his state, the South Australian Cricket Association dedicated "Victor Richardson Gates" at the Adelaide Oval in his honour.

External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Vic Richardson
• HowSTAT! statistical profile of Vic Richardson
• SANFL Hall of Fame