Kane Richardson Net Worth, Height, Age, Wife, Biography & More

Kane William Richardson (born February 12, 1991) is an Australian international cricketer who plays national cricket for South Australia and the Melbourne Renegades. he played for Australia's U19 team and won the 2010 U19 World Cricket Championship with them.

Richardson is a right fast bowler from South Australia. He has struggled for consistency in top-notch games over the years, but is widely regarded as a specialist in white balls due to his success in the shorter game forms. In addition to being a skilled bowler, he is also a competent batsman and athletic field player.

Career

Richardson was born in Eudunda, South Australia, but spent much of his childhood in Darwin, Northern Territory. He moved back to South Australia to play for the Southern Redbacks, where he made his Twenty20 debut in the 2008-09 Big Bash and his one-day debut in the 2008-09 Ford Ranger Cup.

Richardson continued to play for the Redbacks and was a pivotal part of their 2010-11 Big Bash win when he won three key wickets against New South Wales in the tournament's final. His form was carried over to the other forms of play that season as well, with a bowling performance against Queensland in the Ryobi Cup, which followed his first-class debut for South Australia in the next Sheffield Shield game.

He was impressive on the debut, picking up a wicket in each of his first three overs from top-notch cricket. At the end of the season he was upgraded from a rookie contract with South Australia to a full contract for the first time, and when the Big Bash was replaced by the Big Bash League, he stayed in Adelaide playing for the new Adelaide Strikers.

Richardson made international headlines when he was bought by the Pune Warriors at the 2013 IPL Player Auction for $ 700,000, the third highest price of any player that season, despite having only played six top-rated games to date in the 2013 season to play only three games for the Warriors. Before the 2014 season he was bought by and had more success with the Rajasthan Royals, playing 7 games and taking 11 wickets. This was his only season with the team as he retired from the tournament for personal reasons, although he was then taken over by the Royals for the 2015 season.

In February 2020, Richardson was named to Australia's ODI squad for their series against New Zealand. He missed the first game when reporting symptoms of COVID-19 despite testing negative and rejoining the squad. In April 2020, Cricket Australia signed a key contract with Richardson ahead of the 2020-21 season. On July 16, 2020, Richardson was named to a 26-strong provisional squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 14, 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the games would take place, with Richardson being included in the touring party.

In August 2021, Richardson was named to Australia's squad for the men's ICC T20 World Cup 2021.