Frederick Richardson (American cricketer)
{{Short description|American cricketer (1918–1983)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Frederick Richardson
| fullname = Frederick Fales Richardson
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|8|2}}
| birth_place = Rockland, Maine, USA
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1983|7|9|1918|8|2}}
| death_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India
| role = All-rounder
| club1 = Madras
| year1 = 1943–1948
| image =
| caption =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 11
| runs1 = 362
| bat avg1 = 21.29
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 64
| deliveries1 = 654
| wickets1 = 6
| bowl avg1 = 42.83
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/46
| catches/stumpings1= 4/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33289.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = November 5,
| year = 2022
}}
Frederick Fales Richardson (August 2, 1918 – July 9, 1983) was an American cricketer who played 11 first-class matches for the Madras provincial cricket team.
Early life
Frederick Richardson was born in Rockland, Maine on August 2, 1918. At the age of two, Richardson migrated with his parents to England where he did his schooling at Westminster School and graduated from Princeton University. Frederick Richardson moved to Calcutta, India in 1941 and worked for Stanvac (Standard Vacuum). In 1944, Richardson migrated to Madras and then to Bombay, where he died in 1983.
Sporting career
Frederick Richardson learned cricket during his school days in England. He played for the Madras cricket team under the captaincy of C. P. Johnstone from 1944 to 1948. He also played football during his three-year stay in Calcutta.
References
- {{cite book|chapter=Obituary|title=Indian Cricket 1983|publisher=Kasturi and Sons|year=1983|pages=687–688}}
- {{cite journal|title=A Yankee at Chepauk|first=V.|last=Ramnarayan|url=http://www.sanmargroup.com/Newsmain/Matrix/Dec2003/Yankee-d03.htm|date=December 2003|access-date=2011-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407030332/http://www.sanmargroup.com/Newsmain/Matrix/Dec2003/Yankee-d03.htm|archive-date=2012-04-07|url-status=dead}}
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