Kane William Richardson, popularly known as Kane Richardson was born in Eudunda, South Australia on 12 February 1991. Kane Richardson is an Australian right-arm medium-fast bowler who has been a part of the Australian limited-overs squad for the past many years. Kane Richardson is also an efficient batter in the lower-middle order for any team. He has been in and out of the team due to injuries and some average performances. Kane Richardson has given many remarkable performances in the domestic cricket for Australia. He is often known as the white ball specialist and hasn’t made any red-ball appearance for Australia in his career as of now. He has also been a part of the Under-19 Australia team that won the ICC Under-19 World Cup back in 2010. Kane Richardson has also played Indian Premier League in a few seasons for Pune Warriors and Rajasthan Royals.
Kane Richardson Early Life and Education
Kane Richardson started off playing cricket at the age of just 5 years. Kane attended a school in Darwin in the Northern Territory in South Australia. He played many matches for his school team as an all rounder but later shifted his focus more on the bowling. Richardson was also picked up in the junior team of Southern Australian and played in many club level matches at the early age.
Kane Richardson International Debut
Kane Richardson ODI Debut – 13 January 2013 against Sri Lanka
Kane Richardson T20I Debut – 5 October 2014 against Pakistan
Kane Richardson Career
Kane Richardson Domestic Career
Kane Richardson started off his domestic career playing for the Southern Redbacks in the Big Bash in 2009. He made his T20 debut for in the league and
few months later Kane Richardson made his One day debut for the redbacks in Ford Ranger Cup in 2009.
Kane Richardson was picked up in the squad of Australia for the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2010. Kane played an important role in the tournament and helped his team in winning the tournament including his 3 wickets against Ireland in league stage and 44 runs knock in the finals against Pakistan.
In 2010, he was picked up to play against India Under-19 and took a 5-wicket haul in his first match of Youth test series.
In 2011 Big Bash, Kane Richardson played an important role for his team and also took 3 wickets in the finals against New South Wales and helped his team in winning the tournament.
Kane Richardson made his first-class debut in 2013 for South Australia in Sheffield Shield Trophy match. Kane Richardson also made a record of taking wickets in all his debut domestic matches within first 3 overs.
In 2012-13, Kane Richardson picked up 21 wickets in 5 matches in the Ryobi Cup tournament and emerged as the leading wicket taker of the league and it also helped him in making his international debut.
At the end of 2014 domestic season, Kane Richardson picked 11 wickets in 2 matches against Victoria and New South Wales.
In 2015, Kane Richardson got injured and remained out of the domestic season for almost a year. He made comeback in 2016 playing for Australia A. Richardson was always seen as a talented bowler but he was easily prone to injuries that caused him many setbacks.
In 2018 Big Bash League, Kane Richardson became the leading wicket taker for the Adelaide Strikers in 40 matches. Kane took 42 wickets in 6 seasons for Strikers.
In Big Bash League 7, Kane Richardson signed a contract with Melbourne Renegades for 5 years.
Kane Richardson International Career
Kane Richardson made his International Debut in an ODI match against Sri Lanka on 13th January 2013. Kane Richardson went wicketless in the match and His debut didn’t go well for him. Kane Richardson was removed from bowling in his 6th over due to running on the pitch during his follow through.
Kane worked hard on his runup and made a comeback in International arena a year later. He made his ODI comeback in a series against Zimbabwe and later made his T20I debut against Pakistan in October 2014.
In January 2016, Kane Richardson took his maiden 5-wicket haul in a match against India and helped his team in winning a lost match. After the series , Kane Richardson was picked up for the series against New Zealand but missed the series due to his injury.
In ODI series against India in 2018, Kane Richardson took 7 wickets in 3 matches and impressed everyone with the bowling skills.
Kane Richardson was picked up in the squad of Australia for ICC World Cup 2019 but was ruled out due to the injury.
In 2021, Kane Richardson was included in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup team for Australia. Kane was also picked up in the preliminary squad for series against Pakistan but then ruled out due to the injury.
Kane Richardson IPL Career
Kane Richardson made his IPL Debut in year 2013 when he was picked up by Pune Warriors for a whopping amount in the mega auction. He just played 3 matches and took 2 wickets.
In the next season, Kane Richardson played 7 matches and took 9 wickets playing for Rajasthan Royals.
In IPL season 2020, Kane Richardson was picked up by Royal challengers Bangalore but played just 1 match and picked 1 wicket in the season.
Kane Richardson Stats
In ODIs, Kane Richardson has played 25 matches and taken 39 wickets with the best bowling figures of 5/68 in a match.
In T20Is, Kane Richardson has played 30 matches and taken 37 wickets with the best bowling figures of 3/18 in a match.
In IPL, Kane Richardson has played 15 matches and taken 19 wickets with the best bowling figures of 3/13 in a match.
Kane Richardson Family
Kane Richardson spent most of his childhood in Darwin. Kane has an elder brother named Callan Richardson. Kane Richardson is married.
Personal Information
Kane Richardson Full Name: Kane William Richardson
Kane Richardson Nick Name: Kane
Kane Richardson Height: 182 cm
Kane Richardson Birthplace: Eudunda, South Australia
Kane Richardson Date of Birth: 12 February 1991
Kane Richardson Age: 31 years
Kane Richardson Nationality: Australian
Kane Richardson Religion: Christian
Kane Richardson Marital Status: Married
Kane Richardson Jersey Number: 55
Kane Richardson Batting style: Right-hand bat
Kane Richardson Bowling Style: Right-arm medium fast
Kane Richardson Hobbies: Listening Music, Cooking
FAQs
1. When Kane Richardson made his debut for Australia?
Kane Richardson made his International Debut in an ODI match against Sri Lanka on 13th January 2013. Kane Richardson went wicketless in the match
2. When Kane Richardson made his debut in IPL?
Kane Richardson made his IPL Debut in year 2013 when he was picked up by Pune Warriors for a whopping amount in the mega auction.
3. How many wickets Kane Richardson has taken in T20Is?
In T20Is, Kane Richardson has played 30 matches and taken 37 wickets with the best bowling figures of 3/18 in a match.
4. Why Kane Richardson was removed from bowling on his debut?
Kane Richardson was removed from bowling in his 6th over due to running on the pitch during his follow through.
