Richard Hignett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRichard Hignett
English cricketer
Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1972
Place of Birth: Widnes, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Richard Hignett
- Richard Graeme Hignett (born 29 April 1972) is a former English cricketer.
- Hignett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
- He was born in Widnes, Lancashire. Hignett made his debut for Cheshire in the 1992 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire.
- Hignett played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1992 to 2003, including 83 Minor Counties Championship matches and 30 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
- In 1993, he made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy.
- He played 13 further List A matches for Cheshire, the last coming against Bedfordshire in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2004.
- In his 14 List A matches for Cheshire, he scored 473 runs at a batting average of 36.38, with six half centuries and a high score of 84, which came against Lincolnshire in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002.
- With the ball he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 21.25, with best figures of 3/21.Hignett also represented the Minor Counties cricket team in List A matches in the Benson and Hedges Cup, starting in 1995 against Durham.
- He played four further fixtures for the team, with his last appearance for them coming in the 1998 competition against Warwickshire.
- In total, he played 19 List A matches.
- In these he scored 525 runs at an average of 30.88, with a high score of 84.
- With the ball he took 13 wickets at an average of 19.84, with best figures of 3/21, which came against Huntingdonshire in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. He has played Second XI cricket for the Essex Second XI and the Nottinghamshire Second XI.
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