Richard McCarthy (cricketer)

Richard McCarthy

Personal information
Full name	Richard Charles Arthur Marum McCarthy
Born	(1961-12-21) 21 December 1961 Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000	Yorkshire Cricket Board
1984/85-1989/90	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 11 4 Runs scored 230 6 Batting average 19.16 2.00 100s/50s –/1 –/– Top score 61 5 Balls bowled 1,968 216 Wickets 23 4 Bowling average 45.47 43.00 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 4/80 2/46 Catches/stumpings 5/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 November 2010

Richard Charles Arthur Marum McCarthy (born 21 December 1961, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is a former Australian cricketer. McCarthy was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.

McCarthy made his first-class debut for Victoria against Tasmania in the 1984–85 Sheffield Shield. From the 1984–85 season to the 1989–90 season, he represented Victoria in 11 first-class matches, the last of which came against Western Australia. In his eleven first-class matches, he scored 230 runs at a batting average of 19.16, with a single half century high score of 61. In the field he took five catches.

It was for Victoria that McCarthy made his debut in List A cricket against an England XI in 1985. He played one further List A match for the State against Queensland in 1989.

In 2000, he played his first List A match in eleven years for the Yorkshire Cricket Board against Huntingdonshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. He played one further match for the Board in the same competition against Yorkshire. In his four List A matches, he scored six runs at an average of 2.00, with a high score of five. With the ball he took four wickets at an average of 43.00, with best figures of 2 for 46.

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

External links

• Richard McCarthy at Cricinfo
• Richard McCarthy at CricketArchive