Alan Richardson

Anthony McGrath, Alan Richardson, and Paul Tweddle named as coaches for Barbados trip

After almost 15 years in the game, Alan Richardson found a late-career peak at Worcestershire

Fallout from Warwickshire's poor season in the County Championship has begun with news that at least two members of the backroom staff are to be axed

Alan Richardson has confirmed his retirement from cricket in order to take up the role of bowling coach at Warwickshire

Graeme Welch has been appointed as the new head coach at Derbyshire

In part one of ESPNcricinfo's awards for the 2013 county season, George Dobell hails Durham's local influence

It was probably to be expected that Northamptonshire would suffer something of a hangover - literal or metaphorical - on the third day of this game

Essex's failure to secure the bonus points they required to stand any chance of overhauling them means that Northants are assured of promotion to Division One of the County Championship

Alan Richardson's hat-trick and Thilan Samaraweera's 99 gave Worcestershire the edge against Leicestershire at Grace Road.

Alan Richardson completed his second 10-wicket return in a week as Worcestershire piled the pressure on Gloucestershire in their Division Two match at New Road

Worcestershire's evergreen paceman Alan Richardson continued his rich vein of form with a career-best 8 for 37 against Gloucestershire at New Road. He ripped through the visitors who were all out for 234

Veteran Alan Richardson bagged seven for 22, his best figures for Worcestershire, as Kent were skittled for 63 and lost in two days

The bottom two sides in the County Championship crossed swords at cloudy Canterbury where 14 wickets fell during a poor opening day's cricket between Kent and Worcestershire

Neither Alan Richardson nor Glen Chapple were ever capped at Test level. But, even aged 37 and 39 respectively, England's loss remains county cricket's gain.

Worcestershire's thin squad will need a dose of luck if promotion is to be contemplated

Jarrod Kimber corners Alan Richardson, the man who took the scenic route to success

Paul Collingwood led Durham to their fourth consecutive Championship victory with a win over Worcestershire

To watch Ed Joyce batting over the past two days has been to watch a cricketer playing on a more elevated level to everyone else

Alan Richardson, the Worcestershire seamer, has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at New Road until the end of the 2014 season