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Richie Richardson
West Indies
Player profile
Full name Richard Benjamin Richardson
Born January 12, 1962, Five Islands Village, Antigua
Current age 46 years 273 days
Major teams West Indies, Leeward Islands, Northerns, West Indies B, Windward Islands, Yorkshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
86 |
146 |
12 |
5949 |
194 |
44.39 |
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16 |
27 |
23 |
90 |
0 |
| ODIs |
224 |
217 |
30 |
6248 |
122 |
33.41 |
9801 |
63.74 |
5 |
44 |
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75 |
0 |
| First-class |
234 |
390 |
31 |
14618 |
194 |
40.71 |
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37 |
68 |
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207 |
0 |
| List A |
313 |
304 |
37 |
8458 |
122 |
31.67 |
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6 |
59 |
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92 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
86 |
7 |
66 |
18 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.63 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
224 |
6 |
58 |
46 |
1 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
46.00 |
4.75 |
58.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
234 |
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913 |
441 |
13 |
5/40 |
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33.92 |
2.89 |
70.2 |
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1 |
0 |
| List A |
313 |
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88 |
85 |
2 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
42.50 |
5.79 |
44.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
India v West Indies at Mumbai, Nov 24-29, 1983 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 24-28, 1995 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
India v West Indies at Guwahati, Dec 17, 1983 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Australia v West Indies at Mohali, Mar 14, 1996 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1981/82 - 2000/01 |
| List A span |
1981/82 - 1998/99 |
Out of the shadow of Viv emerged Richie. Richards followed by Richardson was somehow genealogically appropriate. There was a contrast, though. Richards was volatile and explosive in word and deed. His successor as West Indies captain was genteel and gentle, unfailingly courteous, and modest. He stood for sportsmanship in an age where such values were beginning to disappear, and deserved better than the shabby underhand powerbrokering that eventually saw him dethroned. Like Richards, he also declined to wear a helmet, and his wide-brimmed maroon sunhat became a trademark. He was a destructively brilliant batsman, particularly on hard pitches where he could throw the bat through the line with abandon, carving the ball square. He hooked willingly too, usually up, frequently for six. Criticism was usually directed at his lack of concentration, but he was capable of that: his 69 grafted out over four hours on a vile pitch at Edgbaston in 1995 was a masterly exhibition of bad-wicket play. He reserved his finest innings for the Australians: only Jack Hobbs has bettered his nine centuries against them. The finest was at Georgetown in March 1991, when he blasted 182, including 106 in the final session of the first day.
Mike Selvey
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1992
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David Lloyd, Richie Richardson and Kevin Pietersen
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Apr 6, 2007 |
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Richie Richardson takes part in a beach cricket game between the Antigua Legends and the visiting journalists
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Apr 6, 2007 |
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Richie Richardson bowls during a game of beach cricket
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