30 Facts About Kane Richardson

Kane William Richardson was born on 12 February 1991 and is an Australian international cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the Melbourne Renegades.

Since 2013, Richardson has played international cricket for Australia in both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals, and as a teenager, he played for Australia's Under-19 team, winning the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup with them.

Kane Richardson was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Kane Richardson is a right-arm fast bowler from country South Australia.

Kane Richardson has struggled over the years for consistency in first-class matches, but is widely regarded as a white ball specialist due to his successes in the shorter forms of the game.

In May 2022, Kane Richardson joined the Queensland cricket team and left the South Australia cricket team.

Kane Richardson was born in Eudunda in country South Australia, but he spent much of his childhood in Darwin in the Northern Territory.

In 2009, Kane Richardson was named in Australia's under-19 squad for their tour of India ahead of the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Kane Richardson played three matches in the tournament and impressed with both bat and ball.

Kane Richardson was brought into the team for the final of the World Cup against Pakistan, top-scoring with 44 runs to help Australia to their third Under-19 World Cup title.

Kane Richardson's form carried over into the other forms of the game in this season as well, with a man-of-the-match bowling performance against Queensland in the Ryobi Cup being followed up with his first-class debut for South Australia in the next Sheffield Shield game.

Kane Richardson was impressive on debut, taking a wicket in each of his first three overs of first-class cricket.

Kane Richardson was forced to remodel his follow through during the rest of the season, but he continued to impress in domestic cricket with a five wicket haul against Victoria and six wickets against New South Wales.

Kane Richardson made international headlines when he was bought by the Pune Warriors in the 2013 IPL player's auction for $700,000, the third-highest price of any player that season despite the fact he had only played six first-class matches to that point.

Kane Richardson went on to play just three matches for the Warriors in the 2013 season.

Kane Richardson made up ground within the Australian national squad during 2014, playing for Australia A in a series of matches in Darwin.

Kane Richardson had very good form, taking 13 wickets at an average of 11.30 and earning a return to Australia's ODI team for the 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series.

Kane Richardson impressed Australian selectors enough to be included in both the ODI and T20I squad for Australia's matches against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

Kane Richardson made his Twenty20 International debut for Australia against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in October 2014.

Kane Richardson made his way back into the national team in January 2016, joining the ODI squad against India.

In May 2019, he was added to Australia's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Jhye Kane Richardson, who was ruled out of the tournament with a dislocated shoulder.

In February 2020, Kane Richardson was named in Australia's ODI squad for their series against New Zealand.

Kane Richardson missed the first match as he reported symptoms of COVID-19, though he tested negative and re-joined the squad.

On 16 July 2020, Kane Richardson was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Kane Richardson included in the touring party.

Kane Richardson is known for his fast pace and aggression and is skilled at bowling well-directed yorker.

Kane Richardson has good hands, meaning he is able to take impressive catches in the field, and he is very fit.

Kane Richardson has done a two-kilometre time trial in 6:39, placing him among the fittest Australian cricketers.

Kane Richardson has had far more success in limited overs cricket, playing for Australia in both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals, than in first-class cricket, as he is yet to play a Test match for Australia.

Cricket balls are made with leather, an animal product, and Kane Richardson has said that he would prefer if they were not made with leather.