Alfred Renfrew Richards (14 December 1867 – 9 January 1904) was a South African sportsman who represented his country at Test cricket and rugby union.[1][2] Born in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, and educated at The Leys School in Cambridge, Richards was capped three times for South Africa in rugby, including captaining them once, and made one Test cricket appearance, also as captain.[3]
Richards played for Western Province in some of the earliest provincial matches in South Africa, and in 1893–94, his 108 was the highest score as his team beat Natal to win the Currie Cup.
His next first-class match came when he captained Western Province against the touring Lord Hawke's XI in 1895–96, when his 58, scored out of a total of 122, won him selection for the third Test match of the series, which followed a few days later.[4] Richards captained the Test side, but scored only 6 and 0 as South Africa lost by an innings and 33 runs.[5] He never played first-class cricket again.[1]
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Richards made his international rugby debut for South Africa in 1891, the year that the British Isles rugby team came to South Africa for the very first time. He made his debut on 30 July in Port Elizabeth. South Africa were outscored three tries to nil, and Great Britain won the match 4 points to nil. He was capped again on 29 August in Kimberley, which Great Britain also won, 3 to nil.
On 5 September, he was chosen as the captain to lead South Africa out against Great Britain once again, in Cape Town at Newlands. The tourists also won the match, four points to nil. Richards did not play for South Africa again after the tour. Richards did however referee one match in 1896, when Britain returned, at Newlands, which South Africa won five points to nil.[2]
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alfred, richards, sportsman, alfred, renfrew, richards, december, 1867, january, 1904, south, african, sportsman, represented, country, test, cricket, rugby, union, born, grahamstown, cape, colony, educated, leys, school, cambridge, richards, capped, three, ti. Alfred Renfrew Richards 14 December 1867 9 January 1904 was a South African sportsman who represented his country at Test cricket and rugby union 1 2 Born in Grahamstown Cape Colony and educated at The Leys School in Cambridge Richards was capped three times for South Africa in rugby including captaining them once and made one Test cricket appearance also as captain 3 Alfred RichardsPersonal informationFull nameAlfred Renfrew RichardsBorn 1867 12 14 14 December 1867Grahamstown Cape ColonyDied9 January 1904 1904 01 09 aged 36 Salisbury RhodesiaBattingRight handedInternational informationNational sideSouth AfricaCareer statisticsCompetition Tests First classMatches 1 9Runs scored 6 346Batting average 3 00 23 06100s 50s 0 0 1 1Top score 6 108Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 0 13 2Source CricinfoRugby union careerPosition s Inside centreFly halfAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Villager Football Club Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1890 1895Western Province International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1891South Africa3 Contents 1 Cricket career 2 Rugby career 2 1 Test history 3 Personal 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCricket career editRichards played for Western Province in some of the earliest provincial matches in South Africa and in 1893 94 his 108 was the highest score as his team beat Natal to win the Currie Cup His next first class match came when he captained Western Province against the touring Lord Hawke s XI in 1895 96 when his 58 scored out of a total of 122 won him selection for the third Test match of the series which followed a few days later 4 Richards captained the Test side but scored only 6 and 0 as South Africa lost by an innings and 33 runs 5 He never played first class cricket again 1 Rugby career editRichards made his international rugby debut for South Africa in 1891 the year that the British Isles rugby team came to South Africa for the very first time He made his debut on 30 July in Port Elizabeth South Africa were outscored three tries to nil and Great Britain won the match 4 points to nil He was capped again on 29 August in Kimberley which Great Britain also won 3 to nil On 5 September he was chosen as the captain to lead South Africa out against Great Britain once again in Cape Town at Newlands The tourists also won the match four points to nil Richards did not play for South Africa again after the tour Richards did however referee one match in 1896 when Britain returned at Newlands which South Africa won five points to nil 2 Test history edit No Opponents Results SA 1st Position Tries Date Venue1 nbsp British Isles 0 4 Centre 30 Jul 1891 Crusaders Ground Port Elizabeth2 nbsp British Isles 0 3 Halfback 29 Aug 1891 Eclectic Cricket Ground Kimberley3 nbsp British Isles 0 4 Centre c 5 Sep 1891 Newlands Cape TownPersonal editRichards older brothers Dicky and Joseph also played cricket for Western Province and Dicky appeared in one Test match in 1888 89 He died at Salisbury Rhodesia of typhoid fever in January 1904 aged 36 3 See also editList of footballers rugby union by country South African rugby union captains List of South Africa national rugby union players Springbok no 6References edit a b Alfred Richards Cricinfo Retrieved 25 May 2020 a b Alfred Renfrew Richards ESPN scrum Retrieved 25 May 2020 a b Dobson Paul 1995 30 Super Springboks 1st ed Cape Town Human amp Rousseau pp 11 18 ISBN 0 7981 3411 9 OCLC 37966584 Western Province v Lord Hawke s XI 1895 96 CricketArchive Retrieved 16 July 2022 3rd Test Cape Town March 21 23 1896 England tour of South Africa Cricinfo Retrieved 16 July 2022 Sporting positionsPreceded byBob Snedden Springbok Captain1891 Succeeded byFerdie AstonExternal links editAlf Richards on the Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame Referee data Alfred Richards at ESPNcricinfo Alfred Richards at CricketArchive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Richards sportsman amp oldid 1180097650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
