Richard McCarthy (cricketer)

Richard Charles Arthur Marum McCarthy (born 21 December 1961, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is a former Australian cricketer. McCarthy was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.

Richard McCarthy
Personal information
Full name
Richard Charles Arthur Marum McCarthy
Born (1961-12-21) 21 December 1961 (age 62)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000Yorkshire Cricket Board
1984/85-1989/90Victoria
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 11 4
Runs scored 230 6
Batting average 19.16 2.00
100s/50s –/1 –/–
Top score 61 5
Balls bowled 1,968 216
Wickets 23 4
Bowling average 45.47 43.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/80 2/46
Catches/stumpings 5/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 November 2010

McCarthy made his first-class debut for Victoria against Tasmania in the 1984–85 Sheffield Shield. From the 1984–85 season to the 1989–90 season, he represented Victoria in 11 first-class matches, the last of which came against Western Australia.[1] In his eleven first-class matches, he scored 230 runs at a batting average of 19.16, with a single half century high score of 61. In the field he took five catches.[2]

It was for Victoria that McCarthy made his debut in List A cricket against an England XI in 1985. He played one further List A match for the State against Queensland in 1989.

In 2000, he played his first List A match in eleven years for the Yorkshire Cricket Board against Huntingdonshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. He played one further match for the Board in the same competition against Yorkshire.[3] In his four List A matches, he scored six runs at an average of 2.00, with a high score of five. With the ball he took four wickets at an average of 43.00, with best figures of 2 for 46.

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