Richard Michael Pyrah (born 1 November 1982) is an English first-class cricketer, who played all his career for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[1]
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| Full name | Richard Michael Pyrah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1982 Dewsbury, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Pyro, RP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Rich Pyrah | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Richard Pyrah retires to join Yorkshire coaching staff | Cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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