| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | Richard Wood Power |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Fownhope, Herefordshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Ireland |
| Year1: | 1920 - 1926 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 78 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 30 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 7 November |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24496.html Cricinfo |
Richard Wood Power FRCSI (2 February 1896 - 3 March 1978) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Power was born at Dublin in February 1896, and was educated in the city at Clongowes Wood College.[1] He studied surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, graduating with an MB in 1920.[1] He played his club cricket in Dublin for Dublin University Cricket Club and Phoenix,[1] Power made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1920.[2] He played in the same fixture the following season at Dublin.[2] His next first-class appearance for Ireland came in 1925 on their tour of England and Wales, when he appeared against Wales at Llandudno.[2] He toured England and Wales with Ireland the following year, making his final appearance in first-class cricket against Oxford University at Oxford.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Power scored 78 runs at an average of 13.00, with a highest score of 30.[3] He left Ireland shortly after to practice surgery in England.[1] He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He died at Fownhope in England in March 1978.[4]