Jack Richards (cricketer, born 1918)

John Lawson Richards (6 October 1918 – 2 November 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Jack Richards
Personal information
Full name
John Lawson Richards
Born(1918-10-06)6 October 1918
Williton, Somerset, England
Died2 November 1944(1944-11-02) (aged 26)
Gelderland, German-occupied Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1939Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Balls bowled 50
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 0/18
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2020

Born in Williton in October 1918, Richards was educated at Monmouth School and Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he played several sports, including cricket.[1] He entered Selwyn College in 1938, where he read mathematics.[1] Between 24-26 May 1939, Richards made his only first-class appearance for Cambridge against Yorkshire, in which he was bowled twice for a duck and did not gain any runs.[2][3]

On 8 June 1940, seven months after the outbreak of the Second World War, Richards was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, in which he was involved in bomb disposal.[1][4] During leave periods in 1941 and 1942, he appeared for Cambridge in six wartime cricket matches.[5] Richards was killed in the Netherlands on 2 November 1944 and is buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery.[1][6]

References
  1. McCrery, Nigel (2017). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. pp. 531–535. ISBN 978-1-52670-695-9.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Jack Richards". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. "Cambridge University v Yorkshire in 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. "No. 34872". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1940. p. 3594.
  5. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Jack Richards". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  6. "Casualty Details: John Lawson Richards". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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