Richard Pyrah

{{short description|English cricketer (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Richard Pyrah

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Richard Michael Pyrah

| nickname = Pyro, RP

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|11|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dewsbury, England

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 0

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Yorkshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|2001–2015 }}

| clubnumber1 = 27

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 24 August

| debutyear1 = 2004

| debutfor1 = Yorkshire

| debutagainst1 = Glamorgan

| lastdate1 = 11 June

| lastyear1 = 2013

| lastfor1 = Yorkshire

| lastagainst1 = Middlesex

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 15 May

| debutyear2 = 2001

| debutfor2 = Yorkshire

| debutagainst2 = Northamptonshire

| lastdate2 = 20 June

| lastyear2 = 2013

| lastfor2 = Yorkshire

| lastagainst2 = Middlesex

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 51

| runs1 = 1,621

| bat avg1 = 30.58

| 100s/50s1 = 3/8

| top score1 = 134*

| deliveries1 = 4,382

| wickets1 = 55

| bowl avg1 = 45.94

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/58

| catches/stumpings1 = 22/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 118

| runs2 = 1,084

| bat avg2 = 18.37

| 100s/50s2 = 0/2

| top score2 = 69

| deliveries2 = 3,896

| wickets2 = 140

| bowl avg2 = 26.21

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/50

| catches/stumpings2 = 37/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 105

| runs3 = 593

| bat avg3 = 11.86

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 42

| deliveries3 = 1,878

| wickets3 = 108

| bowl avg3 = 21.43

| fivefor3 = 1

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 5/16

| catches/stumpings3 = 40/–

| date = 1 October

| year = 2015

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19127.html Cricinfo

}}

Richard Michael Pyrah (born 1 November 1982) is an English first-class cricketer, who played all his career for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.{{cite book |last=Warner |first=David |date=2011 |title=The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook |edition=113th |publisher=Great Northern Books |location=Ilkley, Yorkshire |isbn=978-1-905080-85-4 |page=376}}

Educated at Ossett School, the {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pacer was used mainly in one day and Twenty20 cricket. He made his one-day debut in 2001, but had to wait until 2004 for his first-class bow.

Pyrah made his 100th appearance for Yorkshire in one day cricket in June 2013, against Middlesex at Headingley.{{cite web |title=Rich Pyrah | Cricket Players and Officials |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19127.html |accessdate=2013-07-22}}

Rich has twin daughters, Mollie and Tilly. He also has a partner called Alexandra Jane Ahern which has a daughter called Lilly Ahern

In September 2015, at the end of his benefit season, Pyrah retired from professional cricket in order to take up a full-time post on the club's coaching staff.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/922265.html |title=Richard Pyrah retires to join Yorkshire coaching staff | Cricket |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date= |accessdate=2015-10-01}}