Jhye Avon Richardson is a cricketer from Australia who was born on September 20th, with the year 1996. October 2015 was his first appearance in domestic cricket, while February 2017 marked his first appearance for the Australian national cricket team on the international stage. Richardson is a right-arm fast bowler, and he claims that coaches originally discouraged him from becoming a speed bowler owing to his height (178 cm) and frame (even though he weighs “70 odd kilos”).
A job that is often associated with cricket players who are taller and are heavier. In the 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, which took place on October 21, 2015, he made his debut for Western Australia in the List A competition. The announcement that he will be a part of Australia’s team for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016 came in December 2015. During the 2015–16 Big Bash League season, he debuted in the Twenty20 format on January 16, 2016, while playing for the Perth Scorchers.
It was on March 15, 2016, during the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield that he made his debut for Western Australia in the first-class competition. During the 2016–17 season of the Big Bash League, Richardson was a member of the Scorchers and earned the title of player of the match in the championship match. He took three wickets and thirty runs as the Scorchers won victory against the Sydney Sixers. Richardson struck a career-high eight wickets and forty-seven runs in the first innings of the match against New South Wales at Optus Stadium in November of 2018.
Jhye Richardson Biography
| Name | Jhye Richardson |
| Full Name | Jhye Avon Richardson |
| Date of Birth | 20 September 1996 |
| Place of Birth | Murdoch, Australia |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Father’s Name | Jim Richardson |
| Mother’s Name | Karen Richardson |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Jessica Moxham |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| ODI Debut | 19 January 2018 vs. England |
| Test Debut | 24 January 2019 vs. Sri Lanka |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Black |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
In February of 2021, Richardson was acquired by the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League auction that took place before the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League. Additionally, the Welsh Fire purchased him for the first season of The Hundred competition, which took place in 2021. The Mumbai Indians were the ones that purchased him during the IPL 2023 auction. Richardson had surgery in March 2023 to address difficulties with his hamstrings, and as a consequence, he was unable to participate in the 2023 Indian Premier League season.
He was selected to be a member of Australia’s One Day International (ODI) team for the series that they were going to play against England in January 2018. On January 19, 2018, he made his Opening One-Day International debut for Australia against England. It was later in the same month that he was nominated to Australia’s Test squad for their series against South Africa in March of 2018, however, he did not participate in any of the matches. Throughout the 2018–19 season, Cricket Australia granted him a national contract in April of 2018.
Richardson was included in the team that will be playing India in the one-day international series in January 2019. With his career-best numbers of 4/26, including the wicket of the Indian captain Virat Kohli, he played the inaugural game at the Sydney Cricket Ground and, as a result, assisted Australia in achieving its 1,000th victory in an international match across all forms.
Later on in the same month, Richardson was included in Australia’s Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka. He was selected to take Josh Hazlewood’s place, who was unable to play due to an injury. On January 24, 2019, he made his very first appearance for Australia in a test match against Sri Lanka. He took three wickets in the first innings of the match. In 2018, Cricket Australia presented him with the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award at the event at which they presented the Allan Border Medal.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | 24 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | 24 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 66 | 117 | 3 | 2/41 | 39.00 | 10.64 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 66 | 117 | 3 | 2/41 | 39.00 | 10.63 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
In the one-day international series that Australia played against India in March 2019, Richardson participated in all three matches of the series and claimed eight wickets. This helped Australia come back from a 0–2 series deficit to ultimately win the series 3–2. During the upcoming series against Pakistan, which took place in the United Arab Emirates in March 2019, Richardson suffered a dislocated shoulder while diving in the outfield during the second match.
Despite this, he was selected to be a part of Australia’s team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in April of April 2019. He is one of the five promising talents who will be making their debut at the Cricket World Cup, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC). On the other hand, he was eventually disqualified from the competition, and Kane Richardson was selected to take his position in the team.
Even though he had not been at his best this season, he had gained a return to the Australian team for the first time since 2022 for the three one-day internationals that were played against the West Indies. He had taken six wickets and scored 40.33 runs in matches with an economy rate of 9.18. As a result of shoulder dislocations that necessitated surgical intervention, Richardson is still unable to throw effectively in the outfield. He has had to cope with a lot of ailments during his career.
A recent Indian Premier League auction resulted in the Delhi Capitals acquiring his services.
In the BBL standings, Scorchers are currently competing for the second slot, which would give them two opportunities to go to the final. With their win against Scorchers earlier in the week, Heat was able to take possession of the hosting rights for the Qualifier final. The Scorchers are now in second position with two games left to play. One of those matches is against the Heat, who are currently in first place, and the other is against the Sixers, who are currently in third place.
