James Richards (cricketer)

English cricketer

James Richards

Personal information

Full name|

James Henry Richards

Born| (1855-01-03)3 January 1855
Brixton, Surrey, England
Died| 24 August 1923(1923-08-24) (aged 68)
Tulse Hill, London, England
Batting| Unknown
Bowling| Unknown
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1881| Surrey
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 2
Runs scored | 9
Batting average | 2.25
100s/50s | -/-
Top score | 8
Balls bowled | 180
Wickets | 2
Bowling average | 44.50
5 wickets in innings | -
10 wickets in match | -
Best bowling | 2/40
Catches/stumpings | -/-

Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2012

James Henry Richards (3 January 1855 - 24 August 1923) was an English cricketer. Richards' batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Brixton, Surrey.

Richards made two first-class appearances for Surrey in 1881, against Middlesex at Lord's, and Lancashire at Old Trafford.[1] In his first match, Surrey won the toss and elected to bat first, making 157 all out, with Richards scoring a single run before he was dismissed by Augustus Ford. Middlesex responded in their first-innings by making 192 all out, with Richards taking the wickets of A. J. Webbe and Isaac Walker to finish with figures of 2/40 from 28 overs. Surrey then made just 79 all out in their second-innings, with Richards being dismissed by James Robertson for a duck. This left Middlesex requiring just 45 for victory, which they reached without losing any wickets.[2] In his second match, Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 324 all out, with Richards bowling fourteen wicketless overs. Surrey responded in their first-innings by making just 69 all out, with Richards being dismissed for 8 runs by Alexander Watson. Forced to follow-on in their second-innings, Surrey were dismissed for 130, with Richards dismissed for a duck by Dick Barlow. Lancashire won the match by an innings and 125 runs.[3]

He died at Tulse Hill, London, on 24 August 1923.

## References

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1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Richards". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
2. ^ "Middlesex v Surrey, 1881". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
3. ^ "Lancashire v Surrey, 1881". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

## External links

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* James Richards at ESPNcricinfo
* James Richards at CricketArchive