He told the Journal: ‘I don’t play well, my game is entirely private and very slow.’ Years previously Richardson had played the part of Sir Edward Grey in ‘O What a Lovely War!’ delivering the famous line ‘The lamps are going out…’ In Jesmond in 1980 he contested a friendly match with Anthony Tufton, Lord Hothfield. ‘It being a gentleman’s game no scores were kept.’ And Sir Ralph told the Journal: “A Beautiful Court and I enjoyed my game very much.’
