| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Richard Anthony David Mercer |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Hexham, Northumberland, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Minor Counties North |
| Year1: | 1979 |
| Club2: | Durham |
| Year2: | 1975 - 1988 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | List A |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 47 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.87 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 23 |
| Deliveries1: | - |
| Wickets1: | - |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/2 |
| Date: | 7 August |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17780.html Cricinfo |
Richard Anthony David Mercer (14 January 1951 - 25 October 1996) was an English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
Mercer graduated from Durham University (University College) in 1973 with a degree in Politics and Sociology.[1]
He made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1973 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1975 to 1988, making 104 Minor Counties Championship appearances[2] and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[3] He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He made 8 further List A appearances for Durham, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1986 NatWest Trophy.[4] In his 9 List A matches for Durham, he scored 47 runs at a batting average of 6.71, with a high score of 23. Behind the stumps he took a single catch and made 2 stumpings.[5] He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, making 2 appearances against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,[4] though without success.
He died in Hexham, Northumberland on 25 October 1996.