Lives in Cricket No 25 - Tom Richardson

130 Appendix D Chronology 1870 Born in Byfleet c1875 Family moves to Mitcham 1889 (possibly before) Plays for Mitcham Cricket Club 1890 Signs as professional for Surrey 1892 Début for Surrey 1893 Début for England 1894/95 Tours Australia with A.E.Stoddart’s team 1895 Takes 290 first-class wickets – a record which stood until 1928 - awarded ‘star contract’ Marries Edith Cheesman, moves to Thames Ditton and joins Thames Ditton Cricket Club 1896 Part of players’ ‘strike’ for doubled Test match fee 1897/98 Again tours Australia with A.E.Stoddart’s team; last Test Match 1899 Benefit year 1901 Takes tenancy of the Cricketers at Kingston 1904 Last season for Surrey 1905 Moves to Bath and takes tenancy of the Wine Vaults Last first-class match 1907 Returns to Surrey and takes tenancy of Prince’s Head on Richmond Green 1908 (or before) Separates from Edith and lives with Emily Birch 1912 Dies at St Jean d’Arvey, France. Buried in Richmond Cemetery 1928/31 A.P.Freeman breaks Richardson’s record for number of wickets in a season and over four consecutive seasons