Full Name

Barry Anderson Richards

Born

July 21, 1945, Morningside, Durban, Natal

Age

78y 242d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Barry Richards played just four Tests - and the cricket world is poorer for it. They were all in 1969-70 against Australia, and Richards made the most of his limited time in the limelight. A talent of such enormous stature that he once batted (and did well) using only the leading edge in a Durban club match, Richards was forced by South Africa's sporting isolation to play elsewhere, thrilling spectators with his nimble, aggressive strokeplay for Hampshire, Natal and South Australia, and in Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. There were many feats of remarkable batsmanship from one of the finest talents of the 20th century, including nine hundreds before lunch and 1000 runs in a season 15 times. But South Africans will never forget the Durban Test of 1969-70, when Richards and Graeme Pollock flayed the Australian attack to all parts of the Kingsmead ground. Neil Manthorp

Barry Richards Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests47050814072.5785459.482270530
FC339576582835835654.74--80152--3670
List A233229178506155*40.12--1650--1060

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests43722611/121/1226.002.1672.0000
FC339-61262886777/63-37.482.8279.5-10
List A233-27018572/82/826.424.1138.5000
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Debut/Last Matches of Barry Richards

FC Matches

Span
1964/65 - 1982/83

List A Matches

Span
1968 - 1982/83

Photos of Barry Richards

Barry Richards holds the bat with which he made 325 in a day at the WACA in 1970 in his right hand, and David Warner's modern-day weapon in his left
Barry Richards holds the bat with which he made 325 in a day at the WACA in 1970 in his right hand, and David Warner's modern-day weapon in his left
Len Pascoe and Barry Richards at a re-enactment of the first ball bowled under lights
Len Pascoe and Barry Richards at a re-enactment of the first ball bowled under lights
 John Stephenson, Mike Brearley, Barry Richards and Majid Khan at the MCC  World Cricket Committee conference
Barry Richards at the MCC  World Cricket Committee conference