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Frederick Fales Richardson (August 2, 1918 – July 9, 1983) was an American cricketer who played 11 first-class matches for the Madras provincial cricket team.

Early life

Frederick Richardson was born in Rockland, Maine on August 2, 1918. At the age of two, Richardson migrated with his parents to England where he did his schooling at Westminster School and graduated from Princeton University. Frederick Richardson moved to Calcutta, India in 1941 and worked for Stanvac (Standard Vacuum). In 1944, Richardson migrated to Madras and then to Bombay, where he died in 1983.

Sporting career

Frederick Richardson learned cricket during his school days in England. He played for the Madras cricket team under the captaincy of C. P. Johnstone from 1944 to 1948. He also played football during his three-year stay in Calcutta.

References

• "Obituary". Indian Cricket 1983. Kasturi and Sons. 1983. pp. 687–688.
• Ramnarayan, V. (December 2003). "A Yankee at Chepauk". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

• 1918 births
• 1983 deaths
• Tamil Nadu cricketers
• American cricketers
• Europeans cricketers
• Sportspeople from Maine