| Richard Norden | |
| Fullname: | Richard Watts Norden |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1879 |
| Death Place: | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox spin |
| Club1: | Transvaal |
| Year1: | 1903–04 to 1906–07 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 128 |
| Bat Avg1: | 16.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 45 |
| Deliveries1: | 632 |
| Wickets1: | 20 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 14.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/12 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
| Date: | 19 October 2020 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/46584.html Cricinfo |
Richard Watts Norden (4 January 1879 – 20 February 1952) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1904 to 1907.[1]
Norden was a left-arm spin bowler who played in the Transvaal teams that won the Currie Cup in 1903–04 and 1904–05. His outstanding match was the semi-final in 1904–05, when he took 4 for 21 and 8 for 12 (figures of 12–8–12–8) in Transvaal's innings victory over Rhodesia. After the match Norden was presented with the ball suitably mounted, a piece of memorabilia that now appears in the Gauteng Cricket Museum.[2] The match was Rhodesia's first in the Currie Cup; they did not return to the competition until 1929–30.[3]