Richard Pyrah

Richard Michael Pyrah (born 1 November 1982, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), known as 'Rich', is an English first-class cricketer, who played all his career for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[1]

Richard Pyrah
Personal information
Full nameRichard Michael Pyrah
Born (1982-11-01) 1 November 1982
Dewsbury, England
NicknamePyro, RP
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2015Yorkshire (squad no. 27)
First-class debut24 August 2004 Yorkshire v Glamorgan
Last First-class11 June 2013 Yorkshire v Middlesex
List A debut15 May 2001 Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
Last List A20 June 2013 Yorkshire v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 51 118 105
Runs scored 1621 1084 593
Batting average 30.58 18.37 11.86
100s/50s 3/8 0/2 0/0
Top score 134* 69 42
Balls bowled 4382 3896 1878
Wickets 55 140 108
Bowling average 45.94 26.21 21.43
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 5/58 5/50 5/16
Catches/stumpings 22/– 37/– 40/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 1 October 2015

Educated at Ossett School, the 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pacer was used mainly in one day and Twenty20 cricket. He made his one day debut in 2001, but had to wait until 2004 for his first-class bow.[1]

Pyrah made his 100th appearance for Yorkshire in one day cricket in June 2013, against Middlesex at Headingley.[2]

He is married to Lucie and they have twin daughters, Millie and Tilly.

In September 2015, at the end of his benefit season, Pyrah retired from professional cricket in order to take up a full-time post on the club's coaching staff.[2][3]

References
  1. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  2. "Rich Pyrah | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. "Richard Pyrah retires to join Yorkshire coaching staff | Cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2015.


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