| James Richards | |
| Fullname: | James Henry Richards |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Brixton, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Tulse Hill, London, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Surrey |
| Year1: | 1881 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 9 |
| Bat Avg1: | 2.25 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 8 |
| Deliveries1: | 180 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 44.50 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/40 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | - / - |
| Date: | 24 June |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19669.html Cricinfo |
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.