Viv Richards

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Viv Richards is a legendary Antiguan batsman widely regarded as one of the most destructive and influential cricketers in the history of the sport.

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instanceOf cricketer
human
battingReputation one of the most destructive batsmen in cricket history
battingStyle right-handed batsman
bowlingStyle right-arm off break
captainedTeam West Indies cricket team NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Antigua and Barbuda NERFINISHED
West Indies NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1952-03-07
familyName Richards NERFINISHED
fullName Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards NERFINISHED
givenName Isaac NERFINISHED
Vivian NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInductionYear 2009
honour Knighted by Antigua and Barbuda
influenced modern attacking batting in One Day Internationals
lastOdiAgainst England NERFINISHED
lastOdiDate 1991-05-27
lastTestAgainst England NERFINISHED
lastTestDate 1991-08-08
namedAfter Vivian Richards Cricket Ground NERFINISHED
nationalTeam West Indies cricket team NERFINISHED
odiBattingAverage 47.00
odiCenturies 11
odiDebutAgainst Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
odiDebutDate 1974-09-07
odiHighestScore 189*
odiMatchesPlayed 187
odiRunsScored 6721
placeOfBirth St. John’s, Antigua NERFINISHED
playedForDomesticTeam Glamorgan County Cricket Club NERFINISHED
Leeward Islands NERFINISHED
Queensland cricket team NERFINISHED
Somerset County Cricket Club NERFINISHED
recognizedAs one of the greatest cricketers of all time
role middle-order batsman
sport cricket
testBattingAverage 50.23
testCenturies 24
testDebutAgainst India NERFINISHED
testDebutDate 1974-11-22
testHighestScore 291
testMatchesPlayed 121
testRunsScored 8540
title Sir Vivian Richards NERFINISHED
worldCupWinner 1975 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED
1979 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED

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