Richie Richardson

Richie Richardson develope a definite affinity to Australia during his playing career. He made his first century in first class cricket, 102 against power house Barbados in the 1993 Shell Shield at Kensington Oval, aged 21, actually wearing a baggy green Australian test cap, loaned him by Viv Richards. The first of his 16 Test centuries was against Australia, also at Kensington, against Kim Hughes' 1984 team after which Richardson took a futher eight off his favorite opponents. No other West Indian has managed as many against Australia.

A brilliant cavalier batsman Richie Richardson refused to wear a helmet for most of his career, opting for his trademark broad brimmed maroon sunhat. An attractive player with destructive shots square of the wicket and especially off the back foot he was extremely severe with the hook, pull and square-cut. Such was his confidence, and never one to refuse a challenge from the fast bowlers Richardson often played the hook for six over fielders position deep on the boundary set to trap him out caught.

Well liked for his brazen strokeplay by the cricket crazy fans of the Caribbean, Richardson did face a few challenges in his career. When he was chosen over Richards vice-captain Desmond Haynes for the captaincy and when Richards himself, Gordon Greenidge and Jeff Dujon were over look for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, with all three of them crying fowl of the selectors and board some how Richardson was held responsible. 

When his inexperience side didn't do well at the World Cup and Richardson made the naive comment after being beaten in the first ever meeting of a still all white South African team re-included to ICC tournaments after the apartheid banned was lifted, that it was "just another cricket match". Richardson returned home to face angry fans that booed him in his first appearance as captain on West Indian soil.

In 1994 Richie Richardson became the first documented case in International cricket of burnout when a joint staement from the West Indies Cricket Board of Control and Richardson English county, Yorkshire, on July 25th reveal both to be "concerned" about his "general mental and physical well-being". This meant an end to his Two year contract with Yorkshire and his exclusion from the West Indies tour of India from October through December 1994. 

After retiring from Test cricket, Richie Richardson played in South Africa for Northerns.  He is currently one of the Standford 20:20 legends with responsibility for Cayman Islands and Dominica.

Richie Richardson Test Cricket Statistics

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	Cricket Legends These players are the 50 greatest cricketers of the century, as voted by a blue-ribbon panel of judges assembled by ESPN. The panelists were asked to list in order, their top 50 players. Cricketing legends from Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies all made it to the final 50. Among them are some famous West Indies fast bowlers, great Aussie legends, and modern heros of the game. Disc 5 features the great George Headley.
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	Australia vs West Indies 1991 Test Series, In February 1991 Aussies arrived in the Carribean full of confidence following their times at home and abroad. They promptly showed they were the team to content with by winning the one day series for the first time in the Carribean. But Richie Richardson with an average in the series of 67.86 with two centuries headed the averages for the series Mark Waugh was second with 61.17.
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	West Indies vs South Africa 1992 Test Match, The final morning of this epic Test Match is recorded ball by ball as West Indies under the captaincy of Richie Richardson demolishes South Africa to snatch victory by 52 runs.
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	West Indies vs Pakistan 1993 Test Series, The Test series that West Indies won 2-0.
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	A Nation Imagine, The publication of A Nation Imagined falls squarely within the West Indies Cricket Board’s celebrations of 75 years of West Indies’ entry into Test cricket. Produced under the theme “75 Years of Windies Test Cricket: Uniting the Region, Exciting the World”, this commemorative book is a treasure trove of facts and anecdotes and a must have for every cricket lover.
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	Paper Back Book		£24.95
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	Caught In Action 20 Years of West Indies Cricket Photography by Gordon Brooks  beautifully features  the very best of his work, most of which has never been published before. Watch the story of West Indies cricket unfold before your eyes as you enjoy studying these wonderful cricket photos. Every cricket fan will want a copy of this book.
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	Hard Cover Book	152	£21.95
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	Wisden Caribbean Cricket, delivers an interesting account of 75 years of West Indies Cricket history. This book will be an excellent resource to students, educators and cricket enthusiasts the world over. With the foreword by Sir Vivian Richards, Wisden's Caribbean Cricket offers a heartwarming walk down memory lane.
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	Hard Cover book	144	£19.95
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	The Glory Days 25 Great West Indian Cricketers, The Glory Days - 25 Great West Indian Cricketers, celebrates the legends  of west Indies cricket. Batsmen like Headley, Walcott, Weekes, Worrell, Sobers, Richards and Lara; and bowlers like Hall, Gibbs, Roberts, Holding, Marshall, Ambrose and Walsh. This colourful book provides profiles, career hightlights and statistics accompanied by loads of superb photos, of 25 great West Indian cricket legends. It is a must have book for every cricket fan.
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	Hard Cover book	136	£19.95
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	A History Of West Indies Cricket, by Michael Manley, offer the complete story of West Indies Cricket. It runs from the early 1900's through the 1990's
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	Paper Back book	776	£19.95
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	West Indies One Day Cap, We are pleased to introduce the official 2006 West Indies cricket One Day International Cap
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	Replica Cap	One Size	£12.99
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	West Indies One Day International Replica Shirt, The New official West Indies One-Day shirt as currently worn by the current West Indies squad. Celebrate the West Indies One Day cricket resurgence with this replica shirt.
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	Replica Shirt		£19.99
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