Sir
Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards K.C.N. ('The Master
Blaster')
March 7, 1952, in St. John's, Antigua.
West Indies, Leeward Islands, Combined Leeward
and Windward Islands, Somerset, Queensland and
Glamorgan
Richards will be remembered
as one the most exciting batsman ever to have
played the game. He first represented the West
Indies against India in the 1974/75 series, and
went on to play 121 tests, scoring 8,540 runs
with 24 centuries to earn an impressive career
average of 50. 24. He established a record for
the most sixes at the test level (84) and became
the first West Indian to have scored over 100
first class centuries (114).
Additionally, Richards scored the fastest test
century (56 balls) and set a record for most runs
scored in a calendar year (1,760). The West Indies
team won 27 of the 50 test matches under Richards's
leadership. 'The Master Blaster' was voted Wisden's
Cricketer of the Year in 1977 and was selected
as one of its five Cricketers of the Century in
2000. Richards was knighted for his services to
cricket on May 29, 2000, at the Antigua Recreation
Grounds.
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“Sir
Viv”, as he is known to legions
of fans, enjoys the Sticky Wicket West
Indies Cricket Hall of Fame inductees
party. |
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