Richie Richardson
West Indies
Richard Benjamin Richardson
Born: 12 January 1962, Five islands, AntiguaMajor Teams: West Indies, Yorkshire, Leeward Islands.
Known As: Richie Richardson
Pronounced Richie Richardson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
ODI Debut: 17 December 1983 v India, Gauhati
Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 86 146 12 5949 194 44.39 16 27 90 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Econ
Bowling 11 4 18 0 - - - - 1.63
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 218 211 28 6012 122 32.85 5 43 74 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 9.4 0 46 1 46.00 1-4 - 4.75
WORLD CUP
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 14 14 1 403 110 31.00 1 3 5 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 4 0 24 0 - - - 6.00
1996 World Cup Profile:
Richie Richardson captains a West Indies side that recently has failed to live up to the always high expectations of their fans. As such, he has been the subject of much critisism, but has been faced with the almost impossible task of trying to fill the shoes previously filled by Viv Richards, and before him Clive Lloyd, with retirements leaving him a much changed team. His batting, too has declined under the pressures of captaincy, but he still has the potential to dominate an attack, and is a player of high class as shown by his test average in the mid forties. He brings enormous experience to a relatively young West Indies team.help@cricinfo.com