The son of The Reverend William Richards, he was born in June 1833 at Keevil, Wiltshire. He was home schooled prior to going up to Jesus College, Cambridge.[1] After graduating from Cambridge, Richards took holy orders in the Anglican Church in 1856, when he was ordained as a deacon at Ripon Cathedral. His first ecclesiastical post was as curate of Bishop Thornton in North Yorkshire from 1856 to 1862, before being appointed vicar of Grays from 1862 to 1872. While resident at Grays, Richards also served as a justice of the peace for Essex.[1] Richards played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866, making two appearances against Cambridge University at Fenner's and Hampshire at Lord's.[2] He had little success in these matches, scoring 39 runs with a highest score of 20 not out.[3] Richards was appointed his final ecclesiastical post in 1872 as vicar of St Helens on the Isle of Wight, a post he held until his retirement in 1900.[1] He remained on the island in his retirement where he was resident at Westridge, where he died in September 1912 after a short illness.[1][4] He had a son, Arthur, from his marriage to Alice Threlfall. Arthur was also a first-class cricketer.
william, richards, cricketer, south, african, test, cricketer, dicky, richards, william, henry, richards, june, 1833, september, 1912, english, first, class, cricketer, clergyman, william, richardspersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, henry, richardsborn26, . For the South African Test cricketer see Dicky Richards William Henry Richards JP 26 June 1833 22 September 1912 was an English first class cricketer and clergyman William RichardsPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Henry RichardsBorn26 June 1833Keevil Wiltshire EnglandDied22 September 1912 1912 09 22 aged 79 Westridge Isle of Wight EnglandBattingUnknownRelationsArthur Richards son Domestic team informationYearsTeam1866Marylebone Cricket ClubCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 2Runs scored 39Batting average 19 50100s 50s Top score 20 Catches stumpings Source Cricinfo 27 April 2021The son of The Reverend William Richards he was born in June 1833 at Keevil Wiltshire He was home schooled prior to going up to Jesus College Cambridge 1 After graduating from Cambridge Richards took holy orders in the Anglican Church in 1856 when he was ordained as a deacon at Ripon Cathedral His first ecclesiastical post was as curate of Bishop Thornton in North Yorkshire from 1856 to 1862 before being appointed vicar of Grays from 1862 to 1872 While resident at Grays Richards also served as a justice of the peace for Essex 1 Richards played first class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866 making two appearances against Cambridge University at Fenner s and Hampshire at Lord s 2 He had little success in these matches scoring 39 runs with a highest score of 20 not out 3 Richards was appointed his final ecclesiastical post in 1872 as vicar of St Helens on the Isle of Wight a post he held until his retirement in 1900 1 He remained on the island in his retirement where he was resident at Westridge where he died in September 1912 after a short illness 1 4 He had a son Arthur from his marriage to Alice Threlfall Arthur was also a first class cricketer References edit a b c d Venn John 1944 Alumni Cantabrigienses Vol 5 Cambridge University Press p 290 First Class Matches played by William Richards CricketArchive Retrieved 27 April 2021 First Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Richards CricketArchive Retrieved 27 April 2021 Deaths Isle of Wight Observer 28 September 1912 p 1External links editWilliam Richards at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Richards cricketer amp oldid 1169436650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
