Bertram Harold Richardson (12 March 1932 – 24 September 2020) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1953.[1][2]
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| Full name | Bertram Harold Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1932-03-12)12 March 1932 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 September 2020(2020-09-24) (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm slow orthodox bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-1953 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 21 June 1950 Derbyshire v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 10 June 1953 Derbyshire v Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, January 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richardson was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He joined Derbyshire at the start of the 1950 season and went on to play in the first and second XI. He made his first-class debut against Glamorgan in June 1950 in a match which was abandoned before he had a chance to bat. He made 14 first-class appearances in 1950 and his best bowling performance was 4 for 39 against Hampshire. He played eight matches in the 1951 season and took six wickets. He played two first-class matches in the 1952 season and three in the 1953 season when he played more games for the second XI and for the Club and Ground.
Richardson was a left-hand batsman and played 36 innings in 27 first-class matches at an average of 11.16 and a top score of 29, He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and took 33 first-class wickets at an average of 30.39 and a best performance of 4 for 39.[3]