Bryan Richardson

Bryan Anthony Richardson (born 24 February 1944) is a former English cricketer. Richardson was a left-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Warwickshire from 1963 to 1967. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire.

Bryan Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Bryan Anthony Richardson
Born	(1944-02-24) 24 February 1944 (age 81) Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Relations	Peter Richardson (brother) Dick Richardson (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1963–1967	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 40 1 Runs scored 1,323 17 Batting average 19.45 17.00 100s/50s 2/5 0/0 Top score 126 17 Balls bowled 240 – Wickets 1 – Bowling average 157.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 1/32 – Catches/stumpings 28/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2012

Richardson made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Scotland in 1963 at The Grange, Edinburgh.^[1] He played first-class cricket for Warwickshire for five seasons, making a total of 40 appearances, the last of which came in the 1967 County Championship against Yorkshire at Acklam Park, Middlesbrough.^[1] He scored a total of 1,323 runs at an average of 19.45, with a high score of 126.^[2] against Cambridge University in 1967.^[3] This season was also his most successful, with 727 runs at an average of 30.29, including both his first-class centuries, as well as three half-centuries.^[4] He also made a single List A appearance for the county in the quarter-final of the 1964 Gillette Cup against Northamptonshire.^[5] In what was a Warwickshire victory, Richardson scored 17 runs before being dismissed by Brian Crump.^[6]

His brothers, Peter and Dick, both played Test cricket for England.

He was chairman of Coventry City F.C. from 1993 until 2002.^[7]