Corey Richards
Corey John Richards (born 25 August 1975 in Camden, New South Wales) is a former Australian first-class cricketer and current Sydney First Grade cricketer for the Bankstown Bulldogs.
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| Full name | Corey John Richards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1975 Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Higher Middle OrderBatsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995–2006 | NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2006 | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: cricinfo.com, 4 December 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
In 1995–96 Richards made his first-class debut for New South Wales and was relied upon as a solid top-order batsman when he won the NSW Player of the Year award in 1998–99. A poor season in 2002–03 saw him dropped from the state side.
In the 2005–06 season, the 30-year-old Richards received a surprise call up to the New South Wales squad and returned in both ING Cup and Pura Cup matches. His performances were average at best, with a top score of 62 in the ING Cup competition so far.
Richards made his List A debut in the 1996–97 English season and made his last appearance in 2006 for the Scotland.