Richard Wilkinson

Richard Malcolm Wilkinson (born 24 November 1982) is an English cricketer. Wilkinson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Wilkinson played for the Worcestershire Second XI in one Second XI Championship and two Second XI Trophy matches in the 2000 season. He then played a further four Second XI Trophy matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers in 2002. In his five first-class matches, he scored 119 runs at a batting average of 19.83, with a high score of 49. With the ball he took 5 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 62.50, with best figures of 2/24. His highest first-class score with the bat came on debut against Gloucestershire, with Wilkinson sharing in a partnership of 78 with Chris Benham, which was the largest partnership in the Loughborough UCCE first-innings.

In 2010, he joined Cheshire where he played seven Minor Counties Championship and four MCCA Knockout Trophy matches from 2010 to 2011.