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Viv Richards. Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards KNH KCN OBE OOC (born 7 March 1952) is a retired Antiguan cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991. Usually batting at number three [5] [6] [7] in a dominant West Indies side, Richards is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
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The name Viv Richards is often associated with his destructive batting style (and rightly so), but not many remember him as one of the best captains for West Indies. In the period between 1984 and ...
Mar 7, 2022 · Viv Richards was the most destructive batter of his generation and not a man to be messed with on or off the pitch. The imposing former West Indies captain celebrated his 70th birthday on Monday as the stadium in Antigua which bears his name geared up to stage the opening Test against England. The three-match series starts on Tuesday and the winners will go on to lift the Richards-Botham Trophy.
Player Bio. Perhaps the hardest hitter of the cricket ball ever, Sir Viv Richards was one of the most devastating batsmen to have ever played the game. In 121 Test matches for West Indies, Richards accumulated 8,540 runs at an average of 50.23. Perhaps the highlight of his Test career was the 1976 tour to England where he massacred the English ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Viv Richards (born March 7, 1952, St. John’s, Antigua) is a West Indian cricketer, arguably the finest batsman of his generation. The son of Malcolm Richards, Antigua’s leading fast bowler, Viv Richards followed in a family tradition that included two brothers who also played cricket for Antigua. Richards began his Test (international) match career for the West Indies team at age 22 in 1974.
Mar 7, 2022 · Sir Viv Richards and Lord Botham unveiled the new trophy named after them, which replaces the Wisden Trophy, in Antigua. Later, when they meet at the stadium, Richards and Botham embrace, banter ...
Mar 6, 2016 · The Viv Richards secret formula, on the other hand, is way too dangerous to be used as a training regime. It was a product of ingenious methods in the small Antiguan Island without too many ...
Mar 6, 2024 · Sir Viv Richards, in his Test career, scored a total of 8,540 runs in 121 matches at an impressive average of 50.23, including 24 centuries and 45 half-centuries. In ODIs, he scored 6,721 runs in 187 matches at an average of 47.00, with a highest score of 189*. In his international cricket career, Sir Viv Richards scored a total of 15261 runs ...
Most matches as captain (155) 13th. Most consecutive matches as captain of a team (73) Viv Richards Records, Test match, ODI, T20 international batting bowling fielding records.
