RICHARDSON’S STATUS
Second XI Kent Player (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, May 27. The English cricketer, Peter Richardson, was condemned to spend this season playing for the second eleven of his new county, Kent, the 'Daily Mirror” reported today. It meant that he could hardly be in the runnning for his old place as England's opening bat. either against India this summer or in the West Indies next winter, the newspaper said His • old county, Worcestershire, felt unable to give the “green light” for his special registration by Lord’s. The ‘Daily Mirror” reported that Richardson said yesterday: “I shall play in most of Kent’s second team matches this season. I would also be delighted to play for M.C.C. if invited. “I anticipated nothing about my special registration, but I had hoped that Worcestershire might show a little goodwill.”
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28906, 28 May 1959, Page 5
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