William Richardson (Worcestershire cricketer)

William Ethelbert Richardson (23 December 1894 – 5 November 1971) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1920 and 1928.

William Richardson

Personal information
Full name	William Ethelbert Richardson
Born	(1894-12-23)23 December 1894 St Helens, Lancashire, England
Died	5 November 1971(1971-11-05) (aged 76) Hartlebury, Worcestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1920–1928	Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 30 Runs scored 269 Batting average 6.56 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 24 Balls bowled 2,730 Wickets 44 Bowling average 42.38 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/48 Catches/stumpings 9/0
Source: CricketArchive, 22 November 2008

The great bulk of Richardson's first-class career came between 1920 and 1922, and indeed the 23 wickets he claimed in his debut season formed more than half his career aggregate, while the 15 matches he played in 1920 were exactly half his final tally. After a wicketless debut against Hampshire in May 1920,^[1] his next game was against Gloucestershire. He took nine wickets in the match, including what was to remain a career-best 6/48 in the second innings.^[2]

After 1922 Richardson did not appear at first-class level again until 1926, when he played one match. He also turned out once in 1927 and twice in 1928. After that, he played occasionally at minor level for Gentlemen of Worcestershire, taking six wickets against Bromsgrove School in a single-innings game in 1929.^[3]

Notes

1. "Worcestershire v Hampshire in 1920". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
2. "Gloucestershire v Worcestershire in 1920". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
3. "Bromsgrove School v Gentlemen of Worcestershire in 1929". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2008.

References

• William Richardson at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• William Richardson at ESPNcricinfo