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Viv Richards

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Viv Richards

b. 1952

West Indian cricketer (born 1952)

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Birth

1952 March 7, 1952 →

Biography

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards is a retired Antiguan cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991. Usually batting at number three in a dominant West Indies team, Richards is widely regarded as one of the greatest batters of all time. Richards was part of the squads that won the 1975 Cricket World Cup and 1979 Cricket World Cup and finished as runners-up in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

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1952
Birth

Caribbean cricketer

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