Richie Richardson

Richie Richardson
Richardson (left)
Personal information
Full name
Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson
Born (1962-01-12) 12 January 1962 (age 62)
Five Islands, Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 180)24 November 1983 v India
Last Test24 August 1995 v England
ODI debut (cap 41)17 December 1983 v India
Last ODI14 March 1996 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981–1996Leeward Islands
1993–1994Yorkshire
1996/97Northern Transvaal
1997/98Windward Islands
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 86 224 234 313
Runs scored 5,949 6,248 14,618 8,458
Batting average 44.39 33.41 40.71 31.67
100s/50s 16/27 5/44 37/68 6/59
Top score 194 122 194 122
Balls bowled 66 58 914 88
Wickets 0 1 13 2
Bowling average – 46.00 33.92 42.50
5 wickets in innings – 0 1 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/4 5/40 1/4
Catches/stumpings 90/– 75/– 207/– 94/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2010

Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson, KCN GCM (born 12 January 1962) is a former West Indies international cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team. He was a flamboyant batsman and superb player of fast bowling. He was named, in 1992, one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year. Richardson was famous for his wide-brimmed maroon hat which he wore against even the fastest bowlers, though in his later career, he started wearing a helmet instead.[1][2]

Richardson, who skippered the Leeward Islands, also featured for Yorkshire and Northern Transvaal in his career.[3][4] Richardson assumed the role, in January 2011, of West Indies' manager for an eventual five year period. Since then he has continually worked as an ICC match referee.[5][6]

  1. ^ Richens, Matt (6 December 2013). "Fire still burning for Windies great Richardson". Stuff. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ "CRICKETER OF THE YEAR 1992 Richie Richardson". Cricinfo. Wisden. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ Hilary Beckles (1998). The Development of West Indies Cricket, Vol. 2: The Age of Nationalism. p. 201. ISBN 9780745314624.
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