John Henry Richardson (born 8 May 1935) was a South African cricketer active from 1959 to 1961 who played for North Eastern Transvaal. Richardson appeared in twenty-two first-class matches as a right-hand batsman and wicketkeeper. Richardson was born in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa on 8 May 1935. Richardson scored 785 runs with a highest score of 72.