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Test runs : 8,540
ODI runs : 6,721
Highest Test score : 291
One of the game's greatest batsman, Viv Richards was destructive for West Indies with bat in hand. He scored 8,540 Test runs at an average of 50.23, while also shining in the ODI arena, scoring 6,721 runs at an average of 47 and a strike rate of 90.20.
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1Cricket Inside Out
Just how good would Richards have been in T20s? | Cricket Inside Out
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2Cricket World Cup
CWC19: WI v Pak – Walk and talk with Viv Richards
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3Cricket World Cup
CWC19: Meet our tournament ambassadors
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4Women's T20 World Cup
WT20: 'Welcome to Antigua' – Sir Viv Richards
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5Women's T20 World Cup
WT20: Sir Viv Richards meets Deandra Dottin
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6Women's T20 World Cup
WT20: Sir Viv Richards wishes Windies good luck
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7Cricket World Cup
CWC Memories – Sir Viv Richards
Perhaps the hardest hitter of the cricket ball ever, Sir Viv Richards was one of the most devastating batsmen to have ever played the game. In 121 Test matches for West Indies, Richards accumulated 8,540 runs at an average of 50.23. Perhaps the highlight of his Test career was the 1976 tour to England where he massacred the English bowling attack, scoring a whopping 829 runs in five Test matches at an average of 118.42, with a highest score of 291 in the fifth and final Test that has remained his career-best. Richards’ fireworks helped West Indies win the series 3-0.
Date of birth: 07 Mar 1952
Role: Batter
Batting style: Right-hand
Bowling style: Right-hand
Date of debut: 22 Nov 1974