Dicky Richards
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 South Africa (RSA) |
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | - | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 1 | 1 |
| Runs scored | 4 | 4 |
| Batting average | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 4 | 4 |
| Balls bowled | - | - |
| Wickets | - | - |
| Bowling average | - | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | - |
| Best bowling | - | - |
| Catches/stumpings | 0/- | 0/- |
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Test debut: 25 March 1889 |
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William Henry Matthews 'Dicky' Richards (born 26 March 1862 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, died 4 January 1903 in Wynberg, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1889.
The match was the second in the 1888-89 series against the team led by Sir C. Aubrey Smith, and called at the time "C. A. Smith's XI", but retrospectively accorded the status of a full MCC tour. In fact, in the game at Newlands, Cape Town played by Richards, the touring side was led by Monty Bowden. Richards batted at No 7 in each innings and scored 0 and 4 as South Africa were bowled out for 47 and 43 to lose by an innings and 202 runs.
The match was Richards' only first-class game, although he played for Western Province in the years before provincial matches in South Africa were considered first-class.
Richards' two brothers, Joseph and Alfred, played first-class cricket for Western Province and Alfred played once for South Africa in 1895-96.
