Domestic and franchise career
Richardson is a right-arm fast bowler,and says that,due to his height (178 cm) and frame ("70 odd kilos"),he was initially discouraged by coaches to become a pace bowler,a role generally associated with taller and heavier cricketers. [1] He made his List A debut for Western Australia on 21 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup. [3] In December 2015,he was named in Australia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [4] On 16 January 2016,he made his T20 debut for the Perth Scorchers in the 2015–16 Big Bash League. [5] He made his first-class debut for Western Australia on 15 March 2016 in the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield. [6]
In the 2016–17 Big Bash League,Richardson claimed 11 wickets for the Scorchers and was named player of the match in the final after taking 3/30 as the Scorchers defeated the Sydney Sixers. [7]
In November 2018,Richardson took a career best 8/47 in the first innings against New South Wales at Optus Stadium. [8]
In February 2021,Richardson was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League, [9] and also the Welsh Fire for the inaugural 2021 season of The Hundred tournament. [10]
He was bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 auction. [11] In March 2023,Richardson underwent surgery to address hamstring issues,and,as a result,missed the entire of the 2023 IPL season. [12]
He was bought by Delhi Capitals in the 2024 IPL auction. [13]
International career
In February 2017,Richardson was named in Australia's T20I squad for their series against Sri Lanka. [14] He made his T20I debut for Australia against Sri Lanka at Kardinia Park,Geelong on 19 February 2017. [15]
In January 2018,he was named in Australia's ODI squad for their series against England. [16] He made his ODI debut for Australia against England on 19 January 2018. [17] Later in the same month,he was named in Australia's Test squad for their series against South Africa in March 2018,albeit,was not selected to play. [18] In April 2018,he was awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia for the 2018–19 season. [19] [20]
In January 2019,Richardson was named in the squad for the ODI series against India. He played the first game at the Sydney Cricket Ground,returning with career best figures of 4/26,including the wicket of the Indian captain Virat Kohli,to help Australia to its 1,000th international win across all formats. [21] Later the same month,Richardson was added to Australia's Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka,replacing the injured Josh Hazlewood. [22] He made his Test debut for Australia against Sri Lanka on 24 January 2019,taking three wickets in the first innings. [23]
He was awarded the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the Allan Border Medal ceremony by Cricket Australia in 2018. [24]
Richardson played in the final three matches of Australia's ODI series against India in March 2019,claiming 8 wickets as Australia came back from an 0–2 series deficit to eventually win the series 3–2. [25]
In the subsequent series against Pakistan in the UAE in March 2019,Richardson dislocated his shoulder in the second match diving in the outfield. [26] Despite this,in April 2019,he was named in Australia's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. [27] [28] The International Cricket Council named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut. [29] However,he was later ruled out of the tournament,and was replaced in the squad by Kane Richardson. [30]
In December 2021,in the second Ashes Test match against England,Richardson took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket. [31]
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