Full Name

Richard Benjamin Richardson

Born

January 12, 1962, Five Islands Village, Antigua

Age

62y 67d

Also Known As

Sir Richie Richardson

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Batter

Other

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Out of the shadow of Viv emerged Richie. But though Richards followed by Richardson was somehow genealogically appropriate, there was a contrast: Richards was volatile and explosive in word and deed; his successor as West Indies captain was genteel and gentle, unfailingly courteous, and modest.

Like Richards, he declined to wear a helmet, and his wide-brimmed maroon sunhat became a trademark. He was a destructively brilliant batter, particularly on hard pitches where he could throw the bat through the line with abandon, carving the ball square. He hooked willingly too, usually up, frequently for six. Criticism was often directed at his lack of concentration, but he was capable of that: his 69 grafted out over four hours on a vile pitch at Edgbaston in 1995 was a masterly exhibition of bad-wicket play.

He reserved his finest innings for the Australians: only Sachin Tendulkar and Jack Hobbs have bettered his nine centuries against them. The first of those came in his fourth Test, in Bridgetown in 1984, when he and Desmond Haynes put on 145 in a big win. The finest was in Georgetown in March 1991, when he blasted 182, including 106 in the final session of the first day. In between, among other feats, came the two hundreds in back-to-back Tests against England in 1986, and the 1988-89 series where he gorged himself on India's bowlers with 619 runs in four Tests.

Richie Richardson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s6sCtSt
Tests8614612594919444.39--162723900
ODIs22421730624812233.41980163.74544-750
FC234390311461819440.71--3768-2070
List A31330437845812231.67--659-920

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests86766180---1.63-000
ODIs2246584611/41/446.004.7558.0000
FC234-913441135/40-33.922.8970.2-10
List A313-888521/41/442.505.7944.0000

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatReferee
Tests4949
ODIs9696
T20Is8282
WODIs88
WT20Is1515
T20s77
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Photos of Richie Richardson

Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins at the toss alongside Richie Richardson, the match referee
Jason Holder talks to match referree Richie Richardson about the wet spot on his run up
Match referree Richie Richardson discusses the ground condition with umpires Joel Wilson and Gregory Brathwaite
Shreyas Iyer tosses the coin for the first time in his IPL career
Phil Simmons, Richie Richardson and Curtly Ambrose have a chat
West Indies team manager Richie Richardson speaks to the press