10 best players of all time from Surrey

#6 Tom Richardson

Tom Richardson Surrey Cricket — Tom Richardson

Tom Richardson was one of the most famous contemporary fast bowler in Surrey's cricket history. He played only 14 Tests, picking up 88 wickets, over a 5-year period, but his consistency playing for Surrey was remarkable.

He took more than 200 wickets in three consecutive seasons – 1895, 1896 and 1897 (252, 202 and 238 respectively).

His numbers are truly remarkable. In a 358-match first-class career, Richardson took a stunning 2104 wickets at an average of 18.43 and a strike-rate of 37.5. He scarcely knew what it was to be out of form, such was Richardson’s consistency.

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