Richard Pyrah

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

Richard Pyrah
Personal information
Full name
Richard 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
2001–2015 Yorkshire (squad no. 27)
FC debut24 August 2004 Yorkshire v Glamorgan
Last FC11 June 2013 Yorkshire v Middlesex
LA debut15 May 2001 Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
Last LA20 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

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 lee

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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