| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Richard Bowdler Townsend |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1829 |
| Birth Place: | Chelsea, Middlesex, England |
| Death Place: | Norwood, Surrey, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1850 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 6 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 6 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 5 April |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22092.html Cricinfo |
Richard Bowdler Townsend (26 March 1829 – 10 February 1852) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Richard Edward Austin Townsend, he was born at Chelsea in March 1829. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to University College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1850.[2] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs by William Lillywhite in the Oxford first-innings.[3] He died before completing his studies at Oxford, dying in February 1852 at Norwood, Surrey.