Richard Selvey Clinton (born 1 September 1981) is an English cricketer.
Born in Sidcup, Kent, he made his first-class debut for Essex against Surrey in 2001.
Clinton made his maiden first-class hundred (107) against Cambridge UCCE in 2002, but left the county at the end of the season.
He moved to Surrey in 2004 to replace Jonathan Batty as opening batsman.
For the following season he competed actively for the opening batsman's position with James Benning and was given a new two-year contract at the end of 2004.