William Richardson

Who was William Richardson?

William Ethelbert Richardson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1920 and 1928.

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, 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.

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.