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Richard Madley
Richard Madley is a Welsh auctioneer. He served as the auctioneer of the Indian Premier League auctions since the inception of the league in 2008 and last appeared as an auctioneer at an List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes, IPL auction in 2018. He was nicknamed as the Hammer Man. Career Madley represented Wales in junior international hockey and also played cricket in the Surrey League. In junior hockey, he represented Wales at various age groups namely under-18, under-19 ans under-21 levels at European Championships. Richard joined the prominent auction house of Phillips Son and Neale in Stratford, Bond Street, New Bond Street in 1978 initially working as a Floor cleaning, floor sweeper. At Phillips Son and Neale, he was then promoted as a salesroom porter thereby embarking on a career trajectory oriented towards auctioneering. He also hosted auctions of Impressionism, Impressionist Art, Old Master drawings, fine jewellery and 18th century furniture. He also l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based Professional sports league organization, franchise teams. The IPL is the List of sports attendance figures#Sports leagues, most popular and List of professional sports leagues by revenue, richest cricket league, and the second-richest sports league in the world. It is held annually between March and May. It has an exclusive window in the ICC Future Tours Programme, Future Tours Programme of the International Cricket Council, resulting in fewer international tours occurring during the seasons. It is also the most viewed Indian sports event, per the Broadcast Audience Research Council. In 2014, it ranked sixth in attendance among all sports leagues. Inspired by the success of the IPL, other Sport in India#Major sporting leagues or competitions, Indian sports leagues have been establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
