Victor York Richardson (born September 7, 1894 in Adelaide, South Australia - died October 30, 1969 in Adelaide) was an Australian cricketer and outstanding all-round sportsman. Australian National Flag For more information, see Australian Government, Flying the Flag - Its an Honour!. Created by User:Anthony S. Tsoumbris File links The following pages link to this file: Australia Politics of Australia The Ashes Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Labor Party Australian Democrats Australian Capital Territory Talk... Wikipedia has no licensable picture of this cricketer. ... Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is a player whose speciality in the game is batting. ... In the sport of cricket there are two categories of bowler: pace bowler and spin bowler. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... An innings, or inning, is a segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which a side takes its turn to bat. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: part of the wicket, a manner of dismissing a batsman, and the end of the days play (stumps). Part of the wicket The stumps are three vertical posts supporting the bails to form a wicket at each... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Area 1,043,514 km² (4th)  - Land 983,482 km²  - Water 60,032 km² (5. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket Portal. ...

He is most famous for his contribution to cricket, representing Australia in 19 Test matches between 1924 and 1936, including five as captain in the 1935/36 tour of South Africa. He was forty-one years old when he played his last Test. Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Test match captains This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Australian cricket team for at least one Test match. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

A talented right-handed batsman and brilliant fielder, Richardson made his first-class debut for South Australia in the 1918/19 season. In a career that lasted twenty years (and broken by World War II) he played 184 matches for Australia and South Australia, scoring 10,724 runs, including 27 centuries and averaged 37.63 runs per inning. As a measure of his fielding capabilities, he took 211 catches (at an average of 1.15 catches per match) and even completed four stumpings as a stand-in wicketkeeper. Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is a player whose speciality in the game is batting. ... Fielding in the sport of cricket is what fielders do to collect the ball when it is struck by the batsman in such a way as to either limit the number of runs that the batsman scores or get the batsman out by catching the ball or running the batsman... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Southern Redbacks are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... A wicket keeper in characteristic position, ready to face a delivery. ...

Richardson was a gifted sportsman and excelled in other sports besides cricket. His other sports included:

• Baseball - county and state representative
• Golf - state representative
• Tennis - state title winner
• Lacrosse
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Australian Rules Football - captain of Sturt Football Club in 1923 and 1924

He was a grandfather to several future Australian Test cricketers Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell (who both captained Australia at Test level, like Richardson) and Trevor Chappell. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ... Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Player(s) use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball over a net into the opponents court. ... A womens lacrosse player carries the ball past a defender. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... Australian Rules redirects here. ... Introduction Sturt Football Club Logo The Sturt Football Club was established in 1901 and has since won 13 SANFL premierships. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ian Michael Chappell (born September 26, 1943 in Adelaide) is a former Australian cricket player. ... Gregory Stephen Chappell (born August 7, 1948) was an Australian cricketer. ... Trevor Martin Chappell (born October 21, 1952) was an Australian cricketer, a member of the South Australian Chappell family which excelled at cricket. ...

After retiring from first-class cricket he went on to become a respected radio commentator, forging a partnership with renowned English commentator Arthur Gilligan. Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan (23 December 1894-5 September 1976) was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Sussex, Surrey and England. ...

To honour his memory and the impact he made for his state, the South Australia Cricket Association dedicated "Victor Richardson Gates" at the Adelaide Oval in his honour. Categories: Adelaide | Australian cricket grounds | Stadiums | Cricket stubs ...

Teams

International

• Australia

Australian state

• South Australia

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Career highlights

Tests

Test Debut: vs England, Sydney, 1924-1925
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• Richardson's best Test batting score of 138 was made against England, Melbourne, 1924-1925
• He captained Australia in 5 Tests, winning four and drawing one

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External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Vic Richardson (http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7346.html)
• HowSTAT! statistical profile of Vic Richardson (http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOverview.asp?PlayerID=1478)