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Viv Richards

West Indies
Personal information
Full name Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
Nickname Master Blaster, Smokey, Smokin Joe
Born 7 March 1952 (1952-03-07) (age 56)
St John's, Antigua
Height 5 ft 10 in (1. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St John's is the Capital and largest city of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Antigua (ænˈtiːgə an-TEE-gah) is an Island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region the main 78 m)
Role Batsman
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium/off-break
International information
Test debut (cap 151) 22 November 1974: v India
Last Test 8 August 1991: v England
ODI debut (cap 14) 7 June 1975: v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 27 May 1991: v England
Domestic team information
Years Team
1990–1993 Glamorgan
1976–1977 Queensland
1974–1986 Somerset
1971–1991 Leeward Islands
1971–1981 Combined Islands
Career statistics
Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 121 187 507 500
Runs scored 8540 6721 36212 16995
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100s/50s 24/45 11/45 114/162 26/109
Top score 291 189* 322 189*
Balls bowled 5170 5644 23226 12214
Wickets 32 118 223 290
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5 wickets in innings 0 2 1 3
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/17 6/41 5/88 6/24
Catches/stumpings 122/– 100/– 464/1 238/–

As of 18 August 2007
Source: cricketarchive.com
Viv Richards' career performance graph.
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Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, (born St John's, Antigua on 7 March 1952) is a former West Indian cricketer. Antigua (ænˈtiːgə an-TEE-gah) is an Island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region the main Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv, Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers, AO (born 28 July 1936 in Bridgetown, Barbados) often known as Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred Sir John Berry Hobbs ( 16 December 1882 - 21 December 1963) generally known as Jack Hobbs, played Cricket for Surrey Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the [1] In February 2002, he was judged by Wisden to have played the best One Day International (ODI) innings of all time. The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. [2] In December 2002, he was chosen by Wisden as the greatest ODI batsman of all time, as well as the third greatest Test batsman. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations [3]

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Personality and playing style

Richards was a very powerful right-handed batsman with an extremely attacking style, besides being an excellent fielder, and a handy off-spin bowler. He is often regarded as the most devastating batsman that ever played the game by cricketers, journalists, fans and others alike. [4][5] Richards, who was also known as The King, built up his fearsome reputation over the course of his career in what is usually considered the greatest era ever of fast bowling in cricket. And moreover, that he did without ever wearing even a helmet, in a career spanning around 17 years from 1974 till 1991. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. [6] [7] [8]

Several prominent personalities including former cricketer and legendary fast bowler and all-rounder Imran Khan and noted writer John Birmingham are of the opinion that Richards was the best ever batsman against genuine fast bowling. Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. An all-rounder is a Cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. Imran Khan Niazi ( عمران خان نیازی) (born November 25 1952) is a Pakistani Cricketer and politician John Birmingham (born 7 August 1964 is an Australian author Birmingham was born in Liverpool, England and migrated to Australia with his parents in [9][10] Many other former players of the game rate him extremely high overall as a batsman. Ian Chappell rates him the second-best batsman he ever saw after Sir Garfield Sobers,[11] while for Barry Richards, Ravi Shastri and Neil Fairbrother, he remains the best batsman they ever witnessed. Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943 is a former Cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers, AO (born 28 July 1936 in Bridgetown, Barbados) often known as Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred Barry Richards may refer to Barry Richards (cricketer, the South African batsman Barry Richards (politician, 2006 Nebraska Party gubernatorial Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri ( Kannada / Tulu:ರವಿಶಂಕರ ಜಯದ್ರಥ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀ) (born 27 May 1962 in Bombay, India Neil Harvey Fairbrother (born 9 September 1963 in Warrington, then Lancashire) is a former English Cricket player named [12][13][14] Wasim Akram rates Richards the greatest batsman he ever bowled to, ahead of Sunil Gavaskar and Martin Crowe. Wasim Akram ( Urdu: وسیم اکرم) (born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani Cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar ( Marathi:सुनिल मनोहर गावसकर (born 10 July 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra) nicknamed Sunny Martin David Crowe (born September 22, 1962 in Henderson) is a former New Zealand Cricketer He was a Wisden Cricketer of the [15]

His impressive style of play, and relaxed but determined demeanor, made him a great crowd favorite and an intimidating prospect for opposition bowlers all over the world. The word "swagger" is frequently used to describe his batting style. [16][17] His batting often completely dominated opposing bowlers. [18][19] He had the ability to drive good-length balls from outside off-stump through midwicket, his trademark shot, and was one of the great exponents of the hook shot.

International career

Richards made his Test match debut for the West Indian cricket team in 1974 against India in Bangalore. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. He made an unbeaten 192 in the second Test of the same series in New Delhi. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. The West Indies saw him as a strong opener and he kept his profile up in the early years of his promising career.

In his Test career, he scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches at an average of 50. 23 (including 24 centuries). Richards also scored 5 centuries in World Series Cricket between 1977-79. World Series Cricket (WSC was a break away professional Cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television These are not recognised by the ICC as "official" Test centuries, but the high standard of cricket played in this series means that they can arguably be ranked alongside his 24 Test centuries. Richards won 27 of 50 matches as a Test captain, and lost only 8. He is also the scorer of the fastest-ever Test century, from just 56 balls against England in Antigua during the 1986 tour. Antigua Recreation Ground is the National stadium of Antigua and Barbuda. He hit 84 sixes in test cricket. His highest innings of 291 is sixth on the list of West Indies' highest individual scores.

In 1975 Richards helped the West Indies to win the inaugural Cricket World Cup, a feat he later described as the most memorable of his career. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. He starred in the field, running out Alan Turner, Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell. Alan Turner (born 23 July 1950 Camperdown New South Wales) is a former Australian Cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 6 ODIs from Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943 is a former Cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. Gregory Stephen Chappell, MBE (born 7 August 1948 in Unley South Australia) is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the The West Indies were again able to win the following World Cup in 1979, thanks to a Richards century in the final at Lord's, and Richards believes that on both occasions, despite internal island divisions, the Caribbean came together. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket [20]. He was until 2005 the only man to score a century and take 5 wickets in the same one-day international, against New Zealand at Dunedin in 1986-87. Carisbrook is a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. He rescued his side from a perilous position at Old Trafford in 1984 and, in partnership with Michael Holding, smashed 189 to win the game off his own bat. The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Michael Anthony Holding (born February 16, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former West Indian Cricketer One of the

1976 was perhaps Richards' finest year: he scored 1710 runs, at an astonishing average of 90. 00, with seven centuries in 11 Tests. This achievement is all the more remarkable considering he missed the second Test at Lord's after contracting glandular fever; yet he returned to score his career-best 291 at the Oval later in the summer. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket Infectious mononucleosis, also known as Pfeiffer's disease, mono (in The United States of America) and more commonly known as glandular The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London This tally stood as the world record for most Test runs by a batsman in a single calendar year for 30 years until broken by Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan on November 30, 2006. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats

Richards captained the West Indies in fifty test matches from 1980-1991. He is the only West Indies captain never to lose a Test series, and it is said that his fierce will to win contributed to this achievement. His captaincy was, however, not without controversy: one incident was his aggressive, "finger-flapping" appeal leading to the incorrect dismissal of England batsman Rob Bailey in the Barbados Test in 1990, which was described by Wisden as "at best undignified and unsightly. Robert John Bailey (born October 28, 1963, Biddulph, Staffordshire) is a former English Cricketer who played in 4 Tests The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. At worst, it was calculated gamesmanship" [21]. This behaviour would nowadays be penalised according to Section 2. 5. of the Rules of Conduct of the ICC Code of Conduct [22]. The ICC Cricket Code of Conduct is a regulation regarding the conduct of professional players in the Sport of Cricket.

English county cricket

Richards had a long and successful career in the County Championship in England, playing for many years for Somerset. Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county In 1983, the team won the NatWest Bank Trophy, with Richards and close friend Ian Botham having a slugging match in the final few overs. Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current

However, the performances declined, and the county finished bottom of the County Championship in 1985, and next to bottom in 1986. The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. New captain Peter Roebuck became the centre of a controversy when he was instrumental in the county's decision not to renew the contracts of Richards and compatriot Joel Garner for the 1987 season, whose runs and wickets had brought the county much success in the previous eight years. Peter Michael Roebuck (born March 6, 1956, in Oxford, United Kingdom) is a former Cricket player and is now a newspaper columnist Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952 in Christ Church Barbados) also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird" is a former West Indian Somerset proposed to replace the pair with New Zealand batsman Martin Crowe, and consequently all-rounder Botham refused a new contract and joined Worcestershire. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Martin David Crowe (born September 22, 1962 in Henderson) is a former New Zealand Cricketer He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county After many years of bitterness and the eventual removal of Roebuck from the club, Richards was honoured with the naming of a set of entrance gates and a stand after him at the County Cricket Ground, Taunton. The County Cricket Ground, is the most southwesterly of the English First Class Cricket grounds located in Taunton, Somerset.

After his sacking from Somerset, Richards spent one season in the Lancashire Cricket League playing as Rishton CC's professional in preparation for the West Indies tour the following season. Richards returned to county cricket for the 1990 season towards the end of his career to play for Glamorgan, helping them to win the AXA Sunday League in 1993. Glamorgan County Cricket Club (Criced Morgannwg is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national Cricket structure

Retirement

Apart from his very exciting style of play, Richards is held in great public esteem for his personal principles in refusing a "blank-cheque" offer to play for a rebel West Indies squad in South Africa during the Apartheid era in 1983, and again in 1984. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)

He was chosen as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1977. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

In 2000, Richards was named by a 100-member panel of experts one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Wisden Cricketers of the Century are five Cricketers who were judged to be the most prominent players of the 20th century as selected by a 100-member panel of Cricket experts He received 25 votes, behind Sir Donald Bradman (100 votes), Sir Garfield Sobers (90 votes), Sir Jack Hobbs (30 votes) and Shane Warne (27 votes). Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers, AO (born 28 July 1936 in Bridgetown, Barbados) often known as Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred Sir John Berry Hobbs ( 16 December 1882 - 21 December 1963) generally known as Jack Hobbs, played Cricket for Surrey Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the

He also played football for Antigua, appearing in qualifying matches for the 1974 World Cup. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Antigua and Barbuda national football team is the national team of Antigua and Barbuda and is controlled by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. A total of 99 teams entered the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. [23]

Richards is occasionally heard on BBC's Test Match Special (TMS). Test Match Special (known as TMS) is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 ( Long wave) Five Live Sports Extra (

Personal life

Richards had a brief relationship with a renowned Indian Bollywood actress, Neena Gupta,[24] with whom he has a daughter Masaba (born: 1989). Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Neena Gupta is an Indian film and television actress and director [25]

Honours

References

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  2. ^ http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/feb/15wisden.htm
  3. ^ http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/dec/13wisden.htm
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  12. ^ www. rediff. com/wc2003/2003/mar/18barry. htm
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  14. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3267381.stm
  15. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/09/07/scmysp07.xml
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  19. ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/344206.html
  20. ^ Croft quizzes Richards BBC online.
  21. ^ Cricinfo - Within the laws but against the spirit
  22. ^ http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/code-of-conduct-for-players-and-officials.pdf
  23. ^ "Master blaster", Guardian Limited, 2007-06-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Retrieved on 2007-07-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic.  
  24. ^ Vimla Patil Saans: A breath of fresh air The Tribune - February 28, 1999
  25. ^ Nandakumar Marar Sania is an icon for Indian sport: Masaba The Hindu - February 24, 2005
  26. ^ http://content-www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/80473.html

External links

Preceded by
Deryck Murray		 West Indies Test cricket captains
1980-1991		 Succeeded by
Gordon Greenidge
Cricinfo is the largest Cricket -related website and one of the largest websites in the world with more than 20 million users Deryck Murray (born May 20, 1943) is a former vice-captain of the West Indies cricket team This is a list of all men boys and women who have captained the West Indian cricket team at official international level in at least one match Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge is a former member of the West Indies cricket team, born May 1, 1951 in Black Bess St
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