Frederick Richardson (American cricketer)

Frederick Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Fales Richardson
Born	2 August 1918 Brookland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Died	9 July 1983 (aged 64) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1943–48	Madras
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 362 Batting average 21.29 100s/50s -/2 Top score 64 Balls bowled 654 Wickets 6 Bowling average 42.83 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/46 Catches/stumpings
Source: Cricinfo

Frederick Fales Richardson (2 August 1918 – 9 July 1983) was an American cricketer who played 11 first-class matches for the Madras provincial cricket team.

Early life

Frederick Richardson was born in Brookland, Pennsylvania on 2 August 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

• "Obituary". Indian Cricket 1983. Kasturi and Sons. 1983. pp. 687–688.
• Ramnarayan, V. (December 2003). "A Yankee at Chepauk".