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Corey Richards
Personal information
Full nameCorey John Richards
Born (1975-08-25) 25 August 1975 (age 49)
Camden, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96–2005/06Nwe South WalesW
1999–2006Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 55 81
Runs scored 2,953 2,176
Batting average 31.41 32.47
100s/50s 7/15 3/12
Top score 164 151
Balls bowled 84 177
Wickets 0 3
Bowling average 40.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/12
Catches/stumpings 27/– 36/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 December 2007

Corey John Richards (born 25 August 1975) is a former Australian first-class cricketer. He was born at Camden, New South Wales in 1975.

Career

In 1995–96 Richards made his first-class debut for New South Wales and was relied upon as a solid top-order batsman when he won the NSW Player of the Year award in 1998–99. A poor season in 2002–03 saw him dropped from the state side.

In the 2005–06 season, the 30-year-old Richards received a surprise call up to the New South Wales squad and returned in both ING Cup and Pura Cup matches. His performances were average at best, with a top score of 62 in the ING Cup competition so far.

Richards made his List A debut in the 1996–97 English season and made his last appearance in 2006 for the Scotland.

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