Richard Pyrah

Richard Pyrah

Personal information
Full name	Richard Michael Pyrah
Born	(1982-11-01) 1 November 1982 (age 42) Dewsbury, England
Nickname	Pyro, RP
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001–2015	Yorkshire (squad no. 27)
FC debut	24 August 2004 Yorkshire v Glamorgan
Last FC	11 June 2013 Yorkshire v Middlesex
LA debut	15 May 2001 Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
Last LA	20 June 2013 Yorkshire v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 51 118 105 Runs scored 1,621 1,084 593 Batting average 30.58 18.37 11.86 100s/50s 3/8 0/2 0/0 Top score 134* 69 42 Balls bowled 4,382 3,896 1,878 Wickets 55 140 108 Bowling average 45.94 26.21 21.43 5 wickets in innings 1 1 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/58 5/50 5/16 Catches/stumpings 22/– 37/– 40/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2015

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

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]

Rich has twin daughters, Mollie and Tilly. He also has a partner called Alexandra Jane Ahern which has a daughter called Lilly Ahern

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.

External links

• Richard Pyrah at ESPNcricinfo