Richard Harden (cricketer)

Richard John Harden (born 16 August 1965)^[1]) is a former English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, who played for Somerset (1985–1998), where he was awarded his county cap in 1989, and Yorkshire (1999–2000).^[1] He also had two stints playing for Central Districts in New Zealand. He was born at Bridgwater in Somerset in 1965. Harden is married to Rachel Reese; they have three children together.

Richard Harden

Personal information
Full name	Richard John Harden
Born	(1965-08-16) 16 August 1965 (age 60) Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
Relations	Rachel Reese (wife)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985–1998	Somerset
1987/88–1990/91	Central Districts
1999–2000	Yorkshire
FC debut	8 May 1985 Somerset v Australians
Last FC	24 May 2000 Yorkshire v Zimbabwe
LA debut	14 May 1985 Somerset v Kent
Last LA	21 May 2000 Yorkshire v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 253 283 Runs scored 13,336 7,007 Batting average 37.67 30.73 100s/50s 28/70 4/43 Top score 187 108* Balls bowled 1,478 25 Wickets 20 0 Bowling average 51.15 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 2/7 – Catches/stumpings 189/– 86/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 October 2009