Ricardo Vasconcelos

{{Short description|Portuguese-South African cricketer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ricardo Vasconcelos

| image =

| country = South Africa

| fullname = Ricardo Surrador Vasconcelos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

| batting = Left-handed

| role = Wicket-keeper

| club1 = Boland

| year1 = 2016–2018

| club2 = Northamptonshire

| year2 = {{nowrap|2018–present}}

| clubnumber2 = 27

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 10 November

| debutyear1 = 2016

| debutfor1 = Boland

| debutagainst1 = Northern Cape

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 13 November

| debutyear2 = 2016

| debutfor2 = Boland

| debutagainst2 = Northern Cape

| columns = 3

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 91

| runs1 = 5,034

| bat avg1 = 32.68

| 100s/50s1 = 10/23

| top score1 = 185*

| deliveries1 = 45

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 146/7

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 56

| runs2 = 1,657

| bat avg2 = 31.26

| 100s/50s2 = 4/8

| top score2 = 112

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 36/3

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 56

| runs3 = 1,361

| bat avg3 = 26.68

| 100s/50s3 = 0/6

| top score3 = 78*

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 32/2

| date = 21 June 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/696241.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Ricardo Surrador Vasconcelos (born 27 October 1997) is a Portuguese–South African cricketer, who plays domestically for Northamptonshire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/696241.html |title=Ricardo Vasconcelos |access-date=10 November 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

He made his first-class debut for Boland in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 10 November 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1024757.html |title=Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Cross Pool: Northern Cape v Boland at Kimberley, Nov 10-12, 2016 |access-date=10 November 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his List A debut for Boland in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 13 November 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1024957.html |title=CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Cross Pool: Northern Cape v Boland at Kimberley, Nov 13, 2016 |access-date=13 November 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Boland in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1116093.html |title=Pool D (D/N), Africa T20 Cup at East London, Sep 15 2017 |access-date=15 September 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In March 2018, he was signed by Northamptonshire ahead of the English cricket season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43281145 |title=Ricardo Vasconcelos: Northamptonshire sign South-African wicketkeeper |access-date=5 March 2018 |work=BBC Sports}} He holds a Portuguese passport, making him eligible to qualify as a non-overseas player in England.

On 26 March 2022, he was appointed as club captain in first-class cricket, having previously led the List A team during the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60874102 |title=Northants replace Adam Rossington with Ricardo Vasconcelos as red-ball captain |work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 March 2022}} He resigned during the season and was replaced by Will Young.