Viv Richards
99West Indies · AR · 1975 to 1991 · on scorecards: IVA Richards
BATTING
- Matches
- 187
- Innings
- 167
- Runs
- 6721
- Average
- 47
- Strike rate
- 90.2
- High score
- 189*
- 100s / 50s
- 11 / 45
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 118
- Average
- 35.83
- Economy
- 4.49
- Strike rate
- 47.8
- Best figures
- 6/41
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 100 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Viv Richards played 187 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1975 to 1991. The first came against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, and the last against England at Lord's in 1991.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 5,559 runs at 45.9 in 156 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 189 not out from 170 balls against England at Old Trafford in 1984, in a match West Indies won. The best bowling is 6 for 41 against India at Arun Jaitley Stadium in 1989.
In all: 11 hundreds, 45 fifties, 2 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 36.6 across 33 ODIs; away it was 56.8 across 88 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Australia: 2,187 runs at 50.9 in 54 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 23 ODIs and 934 runs at 49.2. Viv Richards captained West Indies in 105 ODIs, winning 67 and losing 36. The scorecards record 31 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 132 of the ODIs Viv Richards played and lost 51.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 187 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189* | 170 | England | Old Trafford | 1984 | Won |
| 181 | 125 | Sri Lanka | National Stadium | 1987 | Won |
| 153* | 130 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1979 | Won |
| 149 | 99 | India | Keenan Stadium | 1983 | Won |
| 138* | 157 | England | Lord's | 1979 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/41 | 9.4 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1989 | Won |
| 5/41 | 10 | New Zealand | Carisbrook | 1987 | Won |
| 4/42 | 10 | India | Queen's Park Oval | 1989 | Won |
| 3/27 | 9 | Sri Lanka | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1985 | Won |
| 3/29 | 7 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1987 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 33 | 805 | 36.59 | 0/7 | 17 | 34.71 |
| Away | 88 | 3,921 | 56.83 | 9/27 | 67 | 31.34 |
| Neutral | 66 | 1,995 | 38.37 | 2/11 | 34 | 45.24 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19 | 883 | 73.58 | 3/4 | 10 | 27.80 |
| 1980s | 156 | 5,559 | 45.94 | 8/40 | 108 | 35.50 |
| 1990s | 12 | 279 | 27.90 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 23 | 934 | 49.16 | 1/10 | 12 | 44.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 20 | 909 | 50.50 | 2/7 | 11 | 54.55 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 12 | 331 | 47.29 | 0/3 | 7 | 16.14 |
| Adelaide Oval | 10 | 353 | 39.22 | 0/4 | 4 | 74.25 |
| Lord's | 9 | 524 | 87.33 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 9 | 241 | 34.43 | 0/1 | 7 | 34.14 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 1975 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1991 at Lord's
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 7 March 1952
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm slow
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,451
- Ducks
- 7
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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