John Henry Richardson (born 8 May 1935 in

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

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) is a former

South African cricketer Cricket is the third most popular sport in South Africa (behind football and rugby union). Traditionally played by English-speaking whites and the Indian community, the sport is now listed in the top two most popular among all race groups. Sin ...

active from 1959 to 1961 who played for

North Eastern Transvaal Northerns (formerly North Eastern Transvaal and Northern Transvaal) has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937. Its territory is the area north of Johannesburg, and it includes Pretoria. For the purposes of the SuperSport ...

. Richardson appeared in twenty-two first-class matches as a right-hand batsman and wicketkeeper. He scored 785 runs with a highest score of 72.John Richardson at CricketArchive
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played

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for South Africa in the 1990s.

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