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| Full name | Michael John Richardson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1986 Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dave Richardson (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 19) | 19 June 2019 v Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 July 2023 v Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2019 | Durham (squad no. 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14 | Badureliya Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15 | Colombo Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Northumberland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,17 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael John Richardson (born 4 October 1986) is a South African-born German cricketer. Richardson is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Port Elizabeth. Richardson made his debut for Durham in a first-class match against Durham MCCU in 2010.
Richardson's family has a strong cricketing background. His father,Dave Richardson,played Test cricket for South Africa. His grandfather,John Richardson,uncle Ralph Richardson,and cousin Matthew Richardson have all played first-class cricket.[ citation needed ] In 2016 he wed Kate.[ citation needed ]
In June 2019,he was called up to Germany's team for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey,replacing Daniel Weston,who broke a finger. [1] Richardson qualified to play for the team by having German citizenship on his mother's side. [2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Germany,against Denmark,on 19 June 2019. [3]
In September 2021,he was named in Germany's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament. [4] In January 2022,he was named in Germany's team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman. Oman. [5]