Harold Richardson (cricketer)
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Full name | Harold Bamford Richardson | ||||||||||||||
Born | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | 10 March 1873||||||||||||||
Died | 18 April 1906 San Francisco, California, United States | (aged 33)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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1899 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 November 2023 |
Harold Bamford Richardson (10 March 1873 – 18 April 1906) was an English first-class cricketer who played 22 matches for Surrey in 1899. He was born in Rochdale.[1]
Richardson played a full season for Surrey in 1899, batting in the middle order. His highest score was 72 against Oxford University.[2]
After his brief career with Surrey, Richardson spent several years in San Francisco, where he was prominent in local cricket. He represented California against the touring Lord Hawke's XI in 1902, when he top-scored with 27.[3] He was killed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Harold Richardson at CricketArchive
- ^ "Oxford University v Surrey 1899". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "California v Lord Hawke's XI 1902". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ P. David Sentance, Cricket in America 1710–2000, McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC, 2006, p. 178.