{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1975)}} {{similar names|Cory Richards (disambiguation){{!}}Cory Richards}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Corey Richards | country = Australia | fullname = Corey John Richards | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Camden, New South Wales, Australia | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium | role = Batsman | club1 = New South Wales | year1 = {{nowrap|1995/96–2005/06}} | club2 = Scotland | year2 = 1999–2006 | columns = 2 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 55 | runs1 = 2,953 | bat avg1 = 31.41 | 100s/50s1 = 7/15 | top score1 = 164 | deliveries1 = 84 | wickets1 = 0 | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 27/– | column2 = List A | matches2 = 81 | runs2 = 2,176 | bat avg2 = 32.47 | 100s/50s2 = 3/12 | top score2 = 151 | deliveries2 = 177 | wickets2 = 3 | bowl avg2 = 40.66 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 2/12 | catches/stumpings2 = 36/– | date = 4 December | year = 2007 | source = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7350.html CricInfo }}
'''Corey John Richards''' (born 25 August 1975) is a former Australian first-class cricketer. He was born at Camden, New South Wales in 1975.
== Career == In 1995–96 Richards made his first-class debut for New South Wales and was relied upon as a solid top-order batsman when he won the NSW Player of the Year award in 1998–99. A poor season in 2002–03 saw him dropped from the state side.
In the 2005–06 season, the 30-year-old Richards received a surprise call up to the New South Wales squad and returned in both ING Cup and Pura Cup matches. His performances were average at best, with a top score of 62 in the ING Cup competition so far.
Richards made his List A debut in the 1996–97 English season and made his last appearance in 2006 for the Scotland.
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