Richard Halsall

{{short description|Zimbabwean cricketer}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Richard Halsall

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Richard Grant Halsall

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Salisbury, Rhodesia

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| family =

| club1 = Mashonaland Country Districts

| year1 = 1993/94

| club2 = Cambridge University

| year2 = 1999

| club3 = Sussex Cricket Board

| year3 = 2000–2001

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 8

| runs1 = 171

| bat avg1 = 19.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 76

| deliveries1 = 1,236

| wickets1 = 13

| bowl avg1 = 44.38

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/64

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 5

| runs2 = 36

| bat avg2 = 18.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 17

| deliveries2 = 126

| wickets2 = 5

| bowl avg2 = 20.60

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/34

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| date = 23 October

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55515.html Cricinfo

}}

Richard Grant Halsall (born 1 October 1968) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer. A right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium, he was born at Salisbury, Rhodesia (today Harare, Zimbabwe).

Halsall made his debut in first-class cricket for Mashonaland Country Districts against Mashonaland Under-24s in the 1993/94 Logan Cup. This was the only first-class match he played in Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/58/58652.html |title=Mashonaland Under-24s v Mashonaland Country Districts, Logan Cup 1993/94 |publisher=CricketArchive|date=6 March 1994}}

His next appearance in first-class cricket came for Cambridge University in English county cricket. His first-class debut for the university came against Lancashire in 1999. During the 1999 season, he represented the university in 7 first-class matches, the last of which came against Oxford University.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8389/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Richard Halsall |publisher=CricketArchive}} In his combined total of 8 first-class matches, he scored 171 runs at a batting average of 19.00, with a single half century high score of 76. In the field he took 5 catches. With the ball he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 44.38, with best figures of 3/64.

Halsall later represented the Sussex Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against Herefordshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. From 2000 to 2001, he represented the Board in 5 List A matches, the last of which came against the Essex Cricket Board in 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8389/List_A_Matches.html |title=List A Matches played by Richard Halsall |publisher=CricketArchive}} In his 5 List A matches, he scored 36 runs at an average of 18.00, with a high score of 17.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8389/a_Batting_by_Team.html |title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Halsall |publisher=CricketArchive}} With the ball he took 5 wickets at an average of 20.60, with best figures of 4/34.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8389/a_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Richard Halsall |publisher=CricketArchive}}