Bertram Richardson

For other people named Bert Richardson, see Bert Richardson (disambiguation).

Bertram Harold Richardson (12 March 1932 – 24 September 2020) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1953.^[1][2]

Bertram Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Bertram Harold Richardson
Born	(1932-03-12)12 March 1932 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Died	24 September 2020(2020-09-24) (aged 88)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950–1953	Derbyshire
FC debut	21 June 1950 Derbyshire v Glamorgan
Last FC	10 June 1953 Derbyshire v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 27 Runs scored 279 Batting average 11.16 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 29 Balls bowled 2,200 Wickets 33 Bowling average 30.39 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/39 Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, January 2012

Richardson was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He joined Derbyshire at the start of the 1950 season and went on to play in the first and second XI. He made his first-class debut against Glamorgan in June 1950 in a match which was abandoned before he had a chance to bat. He made 14 first-class appearances in 1950 and his best bowling performance was 4 for 39 against Hampshire. He played eight matches in the 1951 season and took six wickets. He played two first-class matches in the 1952 season and three in the 1953 season when he played more games for the second XI and for the Club and Ground.

Richardson was a left-hand batsman and played 36 innings in 27 first-class matches at an average of 11.16 and a top score of 29, He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and took 33 first-class wickets at an average of 30.39 and a best performance of 4 for 39.^[3]