Neal Radford

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Neal Radford England (Eng)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm fast-medium (RFM)
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	3	6
Runs scored	21	0
Batting average	7.00	0.00
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	12*	0*
Overs bowled	113	58
Wickets	4	2
Bowling average	87.75	115.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	2/131	1/32
Catches/stumpings	0/0	2/0
As of 28 May 2005 Source: Cricinfo.com

Neal Victor Radford (born 7 June 1957) was an English cricketer.

Radford was born in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), and was educated in South Africa, making his first-class debut for Transvaal B in the 1978/79 President's Cup. However, opportunities in South Africa were limited owing to that country's isolation from world cricket, and so Radford moved to England and signed for Lancashire in 1980 as an overseas player.

Radford was not a particular success at Lancashire, failing to take 50 first-class wickets in any of his five seasons with the club, and he was dismissed at the end of 1984. By this time, however, he had qualified for England and so was sought after by several other counties. He chose to join Worcestershire, and his decision was repaid handsomely: he took 101 wickets with his right-arm fast-medium bowling in 1985, more than anyone else, and was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year the following year.

His fine form continued into the 1986 season, and he was rewarded with an international call-up for the third Test against India at Edgbaston. He also played in the following Test of the summer against New Zealand, but his aggregate bowling figures over the two matches of 3-219 were far from impressive and he was dropped from the England team in favour of debutant Gladstone Small.

Concentrating entirely on domestic cricket in 1987, Radford had another fine year, again taking more than 100 first-class wickets and forcing his way back into contention for an England place, gaining selection for the winter tour of New Zealand. He was picked to play at Auckland, but again failed to make the breakthrough, finishing with match figures of 1-132. He was dropped again from the Test side, this time for good, although he did play four One-day Internationals against New Zealand (and one against Australia) on that tour.

After that, Radford's career with England consisted of just one more ODI, against West Indies in 1988. From that time onward he was never close to international selection again, but he played another eight seasons for Worcestershire. He was awarded a benefit season in 1995, and when he retired from the first-class game at the end of that year, he had 994 wickets to his name at that level.

Radford's two brothers, Glen and Wayne, both played domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.