Richard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer.
Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
[1] Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket, Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup,[2] scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd.
[3] Two years later he made his debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship.
[5] At the time, Lincolnshire were also permitted to take part in the NatWest Trophy, whose matches held List A status.