His father was a flint glass manufacturer in the long-standing family business founded by Benjamin Richardson[1] and in 1881 was based at Marston on Dove.
[2] Richardson appeared in a first-class match for the first time in 1888, playing in an England XI against a team of touring Australians.
His final first-class match was a victory against Leicestershire in August, in which teammate George Walker took nine wickets in the first innings and made 44 runs from tenth in the batting order.
Richardson was a right-handed batsman and played 7 innings in 4 first-class matches.
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