Richard Harman

Richard Dacre Harman (3 June 1859 – 26 December 1927) was a New Zealand cricketer, tennis player and architect.

Harman was one of the 15 children of the Canterbury pioneer Richard James Strachan Harman and his wife Emma. After training as an architect he joined the established Christchurch firm of Armson Collins, and later became partner, when the firm's name changed to Armson, Collins and Harman. While working with the firm he designed many of Christchurch’s major buildings. He also umpired five first-class matches at Lancaster Park between 1887 and 1898.

Harman was one of the leading tennis players in New Zealand. He won the New Zealand men's singles title in 1891–92, and won the doubles title five times between 1887 and 1894 with his partner Frederick Wilding and once with D. Collins in 1895–96. He won the Canterbury Championships singles title six times between 1888 and 1900. He died in December 1927, leaving his widow.