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Viv Richards

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Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born 7 March 1952) 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 side, Richards is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen 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. Richards made his Test debut in 1974 against India along with Gordon Greenidge. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viv Richards is the 21st most popular cricketer (down from 10th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Antigua and Barbuda and the most popular Antiguan, Barbudan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Viv Richards ranks 21 out of 136. Before her are Shane Warne, VVS Laxman, Ravindra Jadeja, Jack Hobbs, AB de Villiers, and Ravichandran Ashwin. After her are Mohammed Shami, Garfield Sobers, K. L. Rahul, James Anderson, Mitchell Johnson, and Bishan Singh Bedi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Viv Richards ranks 754. Before her are Irwin Keyes, Ray Sharkey, Michael Brook, Junkyard Dog, Faye Kellerman, and Sharon Walsh. After her are Mark C. Lee, Kage Baker, Donald R. McMonagle, Gordon McQueen, Joe Johnson, and Helen Dunmore.

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In Antigua and Barbuda

Among people born in Antigua and Barbuda, Viv Richards ranks 8 out of 11. Before her are Rodney Williams (1947), Louise Lake-Tack (1944), Jamaica Kincaid (1949), Gaston Browne (1967), James Carlisle (1937), and Vere Bird (1910). After her are Brendan Christian (1983), James Beckford (1975), Daniel Bailey (1986), Cejhae Greene (1995), and Charles Fernandez (1954).

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Among CRICKETERS In Antigua and Barbuda

Among cricketers born in Antigua and Barbuda, Viv Richards ranks 1. 

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