Corey Richards

For other people with similar names, see Cory Richards.

Corey John Richards (born 25 August 1975) is a former Australian first-class cricketer. He was born at Camden, New South Wales in 1975.

Corey Richards

Personal information
Full name	Corey John Richards
Born	(1975-08-25) 25 August 1975 (age 49) Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995/96–2005/06	Nwe South WalesW
1999–2006	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 55 81 Runs scored 2,953 2,176 Batting average 31.41 32.47 100s/50s 7/15 3/12 Top score 164 151 Balls bowled 84 177 Wickets 0 3 Bowling average – 40.66 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 2/12 Catches/stumpings 27/– 36/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 December 2007

Career

In 1995–96 Richards made his first-class debut for New South Wales and was relied upon as a solid top-order batsman when he won the NSW Player of the Year award in 1998–99. A poor season in 2002–03 saw him dropped from the state side.

In the 2005–06 season, the 30-year-old Richards received a surprise call up to the New South Wales squad and returned in both ING Cup and Pura Cup matches. His performances were average at best, with a top score of 62 in the ING Cup competition so far.

Richards made his List A debut in the 1996–97 English season and made his last appearance in 2006 for the Scotland.

External links

• Corey Richards at ESPNcricinfo