Richards made his Test match debut for the West Indian cricket team in 1974 against India in Bangalore. He made an unbeaten 192 in the second Test of the same series in New Delhi. The West Indies saw him as a strong opener and he kept his profile up in the early years of his promising career. In his Test career, he scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches at an average of 50.23 (including 24 centuries). Richards also scored 5 centuries in World Series Cricket between 1977–79.
Personal information
Full name | Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards |
Born | 7 March 1952 |
Nickname | Master Blaster, Smokey, Smokin Joe |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Batting style | Right-handed |
Bowling style | Right-arm medium/off-break |
Role | Batsman |
International information
National side | West Indies |
Test debut | 22 November 1974 v India |
Last Test | 8 August 1991 v England |
ODI debut | 7 June 1975 v Sri Lanka |
Last ODI | 27 May 1991 v England |
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 121 | 187 |
| Runs scored | 8540 | 6721 |
| Batting average | 50.23 | 47.00 |
| 100s/50s | 24/45 | 11/45 |
| Top score | 291 | 189* |
| Balls bowled | 5170 | 5644 |
| Wickets | 32 | 118 |
| Bowling average | 61.37 | 35.83 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 2 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 2/17 | 6/41 |
| Catches/stumpings | 122/– | 100/– |
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