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David John Richardson (born 16 September 1959) is a South African former cricketer and the former CEO of the International Cricket Council.
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- Male
- October 16, 1959
- South Africa
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- A family of cricketers: As it often is with South Africans, Richardson hails from a family of cricketers. His father John was also a First-Class wicketkeeper: he played 22 matches; Dave’s younger brother Ralph Richardson was an all-rounder who played 10; while Rory, a cousin, has played 1.
- A Ray of hope: Ray Jennings was South Africa’s wicketkeeper of choice in the 1980s. Richardson made an appearance against the West Indian rebels of 1983-84, but he finally replaced Jennings against Kim Hughes’ side of 1986-87.
- Stumping trivia I: While Richardson kept wickets to some excellent fast bowlers (Allan Donald, Fanie de Villiers, Brian McMillan, Shaun Pollock, Craig Matthews, Brett Schultz, and Lance Klusener, to name a few), he seldom got to keep wickets to quality spinners.
- Stumping trivia II: Due to his skewed catches-stumping ratio, Richardson holds the strange record fewest Test stumpings for any wicketkeeper with 150 or more catches.
Sep 16, 2016 · The cricketer played 42 Tests and 122 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) throughout his playing days while later joined cricket administration, becoming the CEO of International Cricket...
His views on cricket were admired all over the world. The ICC appointed him as the General Manager in 2002, he was the first to occupy that position. A decade later he was made the Chief...
Outgoing ICC chief executive David Richardson touched upon on-field behaviour, ball tampering, cricket's ever-growing global presence, and much more in the 2018 MCC Spirit of Cricket...
May 10, 2012 · Dave Richardson, the ICC's general manager (cricket) and former South Africa wicketkeeper, has been picked by the ICC board to succeed Haroon Lorgat as chief executive.
