Full name Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
Born March 7, 1952, St John's, Antigua
Current age 67 years 278 days
Major teams West Indies, Combined Islands, Glamorgan, Leeward Islands, Queensland, Somerset
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm slow
Other Coach
Relation Brother - M Richards, Half-brother - D Richards, Son - MA Richards
In a nutshell The man who gave "swagger" new meaning in cricket, Richards was the most destructive batsman of his era, and while there are many with greater records, few could take on, intimidate, and rip to shreds bowling attacks like he did. More
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
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Tests | 121 | 182 | 12 | 8540 | 291 | 50.23 | 24 | 45 | 84 | 122 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 187 | 167 | 24 | 6721 | 189* | 47.00 | 7451 | 90.20 | 11 | 45 | 100 | 0 | |
First-class | 507 | 796 | 63 | 36212 | 322 | 49.40 | 114 | 162 | 464 | 1 | |||
List A | 500 | 466 | 61 | 16995 | 189* | 41.96 | 26 | 109 | 238 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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Tests | 121 | 103 | 5170 | 1964 | 32 | 2/17 | 3/51 | 61.37 | 2.27 | 161.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 187 | 131 | 5644 | 4228 | 118 | 6/41 | 6/41 | 35.83 | 4.49 | 47.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 507 | 23220 | 10070 | 223 | 5/88 | 45.15 | 2.60 | 104.1 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 500 | 12214 | 8872 | 290 | 6/24 | 6/24 | 30.59 | 4.35 | 42.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Test debut | India v West Indies at Bengaluru, Nov 22-27, 1974 scorecard |
Last Test | England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 8-12, 1991 scorecard |
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ODI debut | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 7, 1975 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v West Indies at Lord's, May 27, 1991 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1971 - 1993 |
List A span | 1973/74 - 1993 |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | WI Masters | v Eng Masters | Bridgetown | 30 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
1 | WI Masters | v SL Masters | Bridgetown | 27 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
You knew when he was coming. The outgoing batsman would already have disappeared into the pavilion, and the expectation of what was to follow filled the air. Viv kept you waiting... time to ponder. Then he appeared, sauntering, swaggering, arms windmilling slowly. He would take guard, and then, head tilted back slightly and cudding his gum, he would walk a few paces down the pitch to tap it while looking the bowler in the eye. It was calculated menace and magnificent theatre from arguably the most devastating batsman of all time.
Scyld Berry on Richards
With his magnetic presence and enormous talent, he instilled a sense of self-belief in every team he played for
Stats analysis
Despite a batting style that was outrageously aggressive, Richards' numbers stack up well against those of the world's best batsmen
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1977
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1980
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1986
Selected as one of the Five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, 2000