Tom Richardson (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tom Richardson (cricketer)

English cricket player *1870

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1870

Place of Birth: Byfleet, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1912

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Tom Richardson (11 August 1870 – 2 July 1912) was an English cricketer.
A fast bowler, Richardson relied to a great extent on the break-back (a fast ball moving from off to leg), a relatively long run-up and high arm which allowed him to gain sharp lift on fast pitches even from the full, straight length he always bowled.
He played 358 first-class cricket matches and 14 Tests, taking a total of 2,104 wickets.
In the four consecutive seasons from 1894 to 1897 he took 1,005 wickets, a figure surpassed over such a period only by the slow bowler Tich Freeman.
He took 290 wickets in 1895, again a figure only exceeded by Freeman (twice).
In 1963 Neville Cardus selected him as one of his "Six Giants of the Wisden Century".

Reinhold Thiele (1856–1921)
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