Worcestershire hope that captain Brett D’Oliveira might be out there when the Championship resumes later this month.
Regardless of surgical procedure final winter, the 32-year-old all-rounder has been troubled by a persistent shoulder drawback, having not performed for the reason that T20 Blast sport towards Derbyshire on 18 July.
“For the reason that operation he is had a frozen shoulder which we actually could not do a lot about however he is now getting in good rehab work,” stated Richardson.
“It’s now what they name defrosting. It has been painful all through the season. He is carried out an incredible job to get via as a lot cricket as he has carried out however It is a chance to place himself in a extremely good place going into the again finish.”