Simon Richards

Simon John Richards is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played five first-class and five List A matches for Otago [cricket team|Otago] during the 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons.
Richards was born at Dunedin in 1964. A right-handed batsman, he played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1981–82 season, also appearing for the New Zealand under-19 side during the season. He made his senior representative debut for the province in a December 1983 List A match against Central [Districts cricket team|Central Districts], scoring four runs during the match. He made his first-class debut the following day, also against Central Districts, before playing against the English [cricket team in New Zealand in 1983–84|touring England Test side] the following month and against Northern Districts towards the end of the season.
All five of Richards' List A matches were played during the 1983–84 season, and the following season he played only two more first-class matches for Otago. He scored a total of 88 first-class and 77 List A runs, with a highest List A score of 61 coming against Wellington. This was his only senior representative half-century.