SOUTH AFRICA · Batter · 1970–1970
Barry Richards
On scorecards: BA Richards
In-game rating: 81/99
BATTING
4
MATCHES
7
INNINGS
508
RUNS
72.57
AVERAGE
140
HIGH SCORE
2 / 2
100s / 50s
FIELDING
3
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS
CAREER IN BRIEF
Barry Richards played 4 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, in 1970. The first came against Australia at Newlands, with scores of 29 and 32, and 1 wicket, and the last against Australia at St George's Park in 1970.
The highest score in the archive is 140 from 164 balls against Australia at Kingsmead in 1970, in a match South Africa won. In all: 2 hundreds, 2 fifties.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 4 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 164 | Australia | Kingsmead | 1970 | Won |
| 126 | 212 | Australia | St George's Park | 1970 | Won |
| 81 | 178 | Australia | St George's Park | 1970 | Won |
| 65 | 74 | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 1970 | Won |
| 35 | 95 | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 1970 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 508 | 72.57 | 2/2 | 1 | 26.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 508 | 72.57 | 2/2 | 1 | 26.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Park | 1 | 207 | 103.50 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Kingsmead | 1 | 140 | 140.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Wanderers Stadium | 1 | 100 | 50.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Newlands | 1 | 61 | 30.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 12.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1970 at Newlands
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1970 at St George's Park
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