Bertram Richardson
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Bertram Harold Richardson (born 12 March 1932) is a former English cricket
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
from 1950 to 1953
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.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
from 1950 to 1953
Richardson was born at Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. He joined Derbyshire at the start of the 1950 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1950
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1950 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-nine years. It was their forty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won eight matches in the County Championship to finish in fifth place.-1950...
and went on to play in the first and second XI. He made his first class debut against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
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
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
. He played eight matches in the 1951 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1951
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1951 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty years. It was their forty-seventh season in the County Championship and they won five matches and lost seven to finish eleventh in the County Championship.-1951 season:Guy...
and took six wickets. He played two first class matches in the 1952 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1952
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1952 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty one years. It was their forty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fourth in the County Championship.-1952...
and three in the 1953 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1953
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1953 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty two years. It was their fifty-ninth season in the County Championship and they won nine matches and lost seven to finish sixth in the County Championship.-1953...
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.