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Mar 26, 1862 Died on 04 Jan 1903 (aged 40)
South African cricketer
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About Dicky Richards
- William Henry Matthews 'Dicky' Richards (26 March 1862 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony – 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.
