John Lawson Richards (6 October 1918 – 2 November 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | John Lawson Richards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1918 Williton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 November 1944 (aged 26) Gelderland, German-occupied Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1939 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jack Richards". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Yorkshire in 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "No. 34872". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1940. p. 3594.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Jack Richards". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Casualty Details: John Lawson Richards". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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