Born in Williton in October 1918, Richards was educated at Monmouth School and Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he played several sports, including cricket.[1] He entered Selwyn College in 1938, where he read mathematics.[1] Between 24-26 May 1939, Richards made his only first-class appearance for Cambridge against Yorkshire, in which he was bowled twice for a duck and did not gain any runs.[2][3]
^ abcdMcCrery, Nigel (2017). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. pp. 531–535. ISBN978-1-52670-695-9.
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^"Cambridge University v Yorkshire in 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
jack, richards, cricketer, born, 1918, john, lawson, richards, october, 1918, november, 1944, english, first, class, cricketer, british, army, officer, jack, richardspersonal, informationfull, namejohn, lawson, richardsborn, 1918, october, 1918williton, somers. John Lawson Richards 6 October 1918 2 November 1944 was an English first class cricketer and British Army officer Jack RichardsPersonal informationFull nameJohn Lawson RichardsBorn 1918 10 06 6 October 1918Williton Somerset EnglandDied2 November 1944 1944 11 02 aged 26 Gelderland German occupied NetherlandsDomestic team informationYearsTeam1939Cambridge UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 0Batting average 0100s 50s Top score 0Balls bowled 50Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 0 18Catches stumpings 0 0Source Cricinfo 6 August 2020Born in Williton in October 1918 Richards was educated at Monmouth School and Selwyn College Cambridge where he played several sports including cricket 1 He entered Selwyn College in 1938 where he read mathematics 1 Between 24 26 May 1939 Richards made his only first class appearance for Cambridge against Yorkshire in which he was bowled twice for a duck and did not gain any runs 2 3 On 8 June 1940 seven months after the outbreak of the Second World War Richards was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in which he was involved in bomb disposal 1 4 During leave periods in 1941 and 1942 he appeared for Cambridge in six wartime cricket matches 5 Richards was killed in the Netherlands on 2 November 1944 and is buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery 1 6 References edit a b c d McCrery Nigel 2017 The Coming Storm Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two Barnsley Pen amp Sword pp 531 535 ISBN 978 1 52670 695 9 First Class Matches played by Jack Richards CricketArchive Retrieved 6 August 2020 Cambridge University v Yorkshire in 1939 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 August 2020 No 34872 The London Gazette Supplement 11 June 1940 p 3594 Miscellaneous Matches played by Jack Richards CricketArchive Retrieved 6 August 2020 Casualty Details John Lawson Richards Commonwealth War Graves Commission Retrieved 6 August 2020 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Richards cricketer born 1918 amp oldid 1119372456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
