Dicky Richards

Dicky Richards

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	-
International information
National side	South African
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	1
Runs scored	4	4
Batting average	2.00	2.00
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	4	4
Balls bowled	-	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	0/-	0/-
Source: Cricinfo,

William Henry Matthews 'Dicky' Richards (born 26 March 1862 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, died 4 January 1903 in Wynberg, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1889.

The match was the second in the 1888-89 series against the team led by Sir C. Aubrey Smith, and called at the time "C. A. Smith's XI", but retrospectively accorded the status of a full MCC tour. In fact, in the game at Newlands, Cape Town played by Richards, the touring side was led by Monty Bowden. Richards batted at No 7 in each innings and scored 0 and 4 as South Africa were bowled out for 47 and 43 to lose by an innings and 202 runs.

The match was Richards' only first-class game, although he played for Western Province in the years before provincial matches in South Africa were considered first-class.

Richards' two brothers, Joseph and Alfred, played first-class cricket for Western Province and Alfred played once for South Africa in 1895-96.

Persondata
Name	Richards, Dicky
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	26 March 1862
Place of birth
Date of death	4 January 1903
Place of death