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Jhye Richardson Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography

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Age: 27 Years

Height: 5' 10"

Girlfriend: Ashleigh Howat

Bio/Wiki
Full name Jhye Avon Richardson
Nickname Shadow
Profession Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height 5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour Blue
Hair Colour Light Brown
Cricket
International Debut ODI- 19 January 2018 v England
Test- 24 January 2019 v Sri Lanka
T20- 19 February 2017 v Sri Lanka
Jersey Number #11 (Australia Under-19)
#60 (Australia)


#60 (Punjab Kings in IPL)
Domestic/State Team Club Cricket

ā€¢ Bicton Attadale Cricket Club

First-class/List-A/T20

ā€¢ Western Australia Under-17 (2013-14)
ā€¢ Western Australia Under-19 (2014-2016)
ā€¢ Western Australia Under-23 (2014-2016)
ā€¢ Western Australia (2015-present)
ā€¢ Western Australia XI (2022-23)

Big Bash League (BBL)

ā€¢ Perth Scorchers (2015-present)



Indian Premier League (IPL)

ā€¢ Punjab Kings (PBKS) (2021)
ā€¢ Delhi Capitals (DC) (2024)
Batting Style Right-handed
Bowling Style Right arm fast
Awards, Honours, Achievements ā€¢ Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in 2018


ā€¢ Simon Katich Medal in 2020 and 2021
Personal Life
Date of Birth 20 September 1996 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023) 27 Years
Birthplace Murdoch, Western Australia
Zodiac sign Libra
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Nationality Australian
School Emmanuel Catholic College, Western Australia (Class of 2013)
Hobbies ā€¢ Travelling


ā€¢ Listening to music
ā€¢ Playing video games
Relationships & More
Marital Status Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends ā€¢ Jessica Moxham (Travel agent) (2015-2021)


ā€¢ Ashleigh Howat (2023-present)
Family
Parents Father- Jim Richardson
Mother- Karen Richardson (Hairdresser)
Siblings Brother- Tory Richardson (5 years elder than Jhye)
Sister- Kobhi Richardson (eldest of 3 siblings)
Favourites
Cricketer Batsman- Virat Kohli

Bowler- Dale Steyn
Country to tour South Africa, England
Style Quotient
Car Collection BMW M3
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.) Rs 5 crore (as of 2024)

Note: This income is from his IPL contract with Delhi Capitals (DC).
Assets/Properties Land on moon
Social Media
Instagram Jhye Richardson
Twitter Jhye Richardson

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jhye Richardson

  • Jhye Richardson started playing cricket at a young age with his elder brother in the backyard of his home.

    A childhood photo of Jhye Richardson

  • He was often discouraged by his coaches from becoming a pace bowler, as he did not fit the traditional body frame of Australian pace bowlers, who used to be taller and had a big body frame.

  • He did not lose hope and kept playing cricket with local clubs in his neighbourhood.

    Jhye Richardson during his childhood

  • To improve his fitness during his teenage years, he also played rugby in local leagues.

    Jhye Richardson playing rugby

  • He played for Australia Under-19 against England Under-19 in 2015. He represented Australia Under-19 in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup.

    Jhye Richardson during the series against England Under-19

  • In 2015-16, Jhye Richardson made his first-class debut for Western Australia at the age of 19. In the same year, he took 11 wickets in the Big Bash League (BBL) season. He won the Player of the Match award in the final against Sydney Sixers, helping Perth Scorchers clinch the title.

    Jhye Richardson with Player of the Match award

  • His performance in the 2015-16 BBL season helped him to get a national call-up for the T20I series against Sri Lanka and at that time he had played only one first-class cricket game at the domestic level.

    Jhye Richardson in T20I match against Sri Lanka

  • On his 21st birthday in 2017, his brother gifted him a plot of land on the moon.

  • In 2018, he came to the selectorā€™s notice with his performance in the first innings against New South Wales at Optus Stadium, where he took 8 wickets for 47 runs.

    Jhye Richardson celebrating after taking 8 wickets for 47 runs

  • In 2019, Jhye Richardson was a part of the Australian squad that defeated the Indian team in India by 3-2 after losing the first 2 ODIs of the 5-match series. He picked up Virat Kohli ā€˜s wicket thrice in the series.

    Jhye Richardson celebrating Virat Kohliā€™s wicket in a match of the 5-match ODI series in 2019

  • In February 2019, he took five wickets during his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Gabba (Brisbane Cricket Ground).

  • In 2019, he became a centrally contracted player for Cricket Australia (CA).

  • Jhye Richardson was ruled out of the 2019 World Cup and Ashes squad due to a shoulder injury sustained in an ODI against Pakistan.

    Jhye Richardsonā€™s shoulder injury against Pakistan

  • In the 2021 IPL auction in Chennai, he became the second most expensive bowler in IPL history (at that time) after getting acquired by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs 14 crore.

    Jhye Richardson in the Punjab Kings jersey

  • In 2021, he was acquired by Welsh Fire for the first season of The Hundred tournament in England but he did not play in the tournament.

  • Indian legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was once travelling with Jhye Richardson on a flight from Dubai to Mumbai. He thought Richardson was a school kid before Simon Doull, who was also travelling with them, introduced both of them to each other.

  • In April 2022, his central contract with Cricket Australia (CA) was terminated.

  • Richardson was featured in various memes after Perth Scorchers won the 2022 BBL season. While celebrating the win, his face hit the shoulders of one of the players due to which his nose started bleeding.

    Jhye Richardsonā€™s bleeding nose after the final of BBL

  • In the 2023 IPL auction, Mumbai Indians (MI) acquired him for Rs 1.5 crore ($182,000) but he did not play in the 2023 IPL season and was replaced by Riley Meredith .

  • In 2023, he underwent surgery for his hamstring injury but could not recover in time and was ruled out of the 2023 ODI World Cup.

    Jhye Richardson after undergoing surgery for a hamstring injury

  • In the 2024 IPL auction, held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on 19 December 2023, Delhi Capitals (DC) acquired him for Rs. 5 crore against the base price of Rs. 1.50 crore.

He will play for the @DelhiCapitals for INR 5 Crore šŸ‘šŸ‘#IPLAuction | #IPL

ā€” IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 19, 2023