Viv Richards
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| Player information | ||||
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| Surname | Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards | |||
| Nickname | Viv, Master Blaster | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium / off-break | |||
| Player role | Batsman | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team |
 West Indies
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| Test debut (cap 151) | 22nd November 1974 v India
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| Last test | 8 August 1991 v England
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| ODI debut (cap 14) | 7 June 1975 v Sri Lanka
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| Last ODI | 27 May 1991 v England
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| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1990-1993 | Glam organ | |||
| 1976-1977 | Queensland | |||
| 1974-1986 | Somerset | |||
| 1971-1991 | Leeward Islands | |||
| 1971-1981 | Combined Islands | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Games | 121 | 187 | 507 | 500 |
| Runs (total) | 8,540 | 6,721 | 36,212 | 16,995 |
| Batting average | 50.23 | 47.00 | 49.40 | 41.96 |
| 100s / 50s | 24/45 | 11/45 | 114/162 | 26/109 |
| Highscore | 291 | 189 * | 322 | 189 * |
| Balls | 5,170 | 5,644 | 23,226 | 12,214 |
| Wickets | 32 | 118 | 223 | 290 |
| Bowling Average | 61.37 | 35.83 | 45.15 | 30.59 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 wickets in play | 0 | n / A | 0 | n / A |
| Best bowling performance | 2/17 | 6/41 | 5/88 | 6/24 |
| Catches / stumpings | 122 / - | 100 / - | 464/1 | 238 / - |
| Source: cricketarchive.com , May 14, 2016 | ||||
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards KNH OBE (nicknamed "Master Blaster") (* 7. March 1952 in Saint John's , Antigua and Barbuda ), better known as Viv Richards, is a former cricket player for the West Indies cricket team played . He was named one of the top five cricketers of the 20th century by a jury from the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack . Also by the Wisden Almanack, he was voted one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1977. Richards was captain of the West Indies cricket team in 43 encounters in test cricket and 108 one-day international matches (ODI) between 1984 and 1991 .
Career
Participation in world championships
Viv Richards took part in four Cricket World Cups with the West Indies team. In 1975 and 1979 he won the tournament with his team. In the 1979 World Cup final against England, Richards scored 138 runs and was voted Player of the Game. At the World Cup 1983 he and his team lost to the outsider India in the final. At the 1987 World Cup , he was eliminated with the West Indies team in the preliminary round.
Tests and ODIs
Viv Richards played 121 tests during his career, scoring 8,540 runs (50.23 runs per wicket). He played his first test on November 22, 1974 against India in Bangalore. His last appearance in a test was against England. This was held from August 8 to August 12, 1991 in London. Richards also played 187 ODIs, in which he scored a total of 6721 runs (47 runs per wicket). Viv Richards made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on June 7, 1975. This was the West Indies' first match at the Cricket World Cup in England. He played his last ODI against England on May 27, 1991.
Others
Not only was Richards a great cricketer, he also played soccer. With the national team of Antigua and Barbuda he played games in the qualifying tournament for the 1974 World Cup . In 1999 Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards was knighted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Widen's cricketers of the century ( English ) BBC. April 5, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ↑ a b c Players / West Indies / Sir Viv Richards ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ↑ a b Viv Richards - Hall of Famers ( English ) ICC. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ↑ Master blaster ( English ) Guardian. June 3, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ↑ Rick Eyre: Antiguan government bestows knighthood on Vivian Richards ( English ) Cricinfo. January 5, 1999. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Richards, Viv |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richards, Isaac Vivian Alexander (full name); Viv (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Antiguan cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint John's , Antigua and Barbuda |