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Simon Richards
Personal information
Full name
Simon John Richards
Born (1964-01-28) 28 January 1964 (age 60)
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983/84–1984/85Otago
Source: CricInfo, 22 May 2016

Simon John Richards (born 28 January 1964) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played five first-class and five List A matches for Otago during the 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons.[1]

Richards was born at Dunedin in 1964.[2] A right-handed batsman, he played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1981–82 season, also appearing for the New Zealand under-19 side during the season. He made his senior representative debut for the province in a December 1983 List A match against Central Districts, scoring four runs during the match. He made his first-class debut the following day, also against Central Districts, before playing against the touring England Test side the following month and against Northern Districts towards the end of the season.[3]

All five of Richards' List A matches were played during the 1983–84 season, and the following season he played only two more first-class matches for Otago. He scored a total of 88 first-class and 77 List A runs, with a highest List A score of 61 coming against Wellington. This was his only senior representative half-century.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Simon Richards, CricInfo. Retrieved 22 May 2016
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 113. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ a b Simon Richards, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2023. (subscription required)
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