List of international cricket centuries by Viv Richards explained

Vivian Richards is a former international cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He has scored centuries (100 runs or more) in both Test and One Day International (ODI) matches. In 2000, he was knighted for his services to cricket, and during the same year named as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Century.[1] He is generally considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time, and in 2002 he was honoured by Wisden, who named him as the greatest ODI batsman of all time,[2] [3] and the third greatest Test batsman.[4] After four years, he received the Most Exalted Order of National Hero award in his native Antigua.[5]

Richards made his Test debut against India in November 1974,[6] and scored his maiden Test century during the second Test of the same tour, scoring an unbeaten 192 in the first-innings of the match. In 1976, he scored seven Test centuries in a calendar year, passing Garfield Sobers' record of six, which had been set in 1958. He scored his maiden double century in the first Test of that year's tour of England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham making 232. After scoring a century in the third Test, he once again scored a double century in the fifth Test, accumulating his highest score, 291, at The Oval, London. These centuries, and a total of 1,710 Test runs in the year, helped him to be named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1977.[7] In 1986, facing England at the Antigua Recreation Ground, Richards scored the fastest century in Test cricket, reaching his twentieth Test hundred in 56 balls. Richards has the third-highest number of centuries for the West Indies, behind Brian Lara's 34 and Sobers' 26.[8]

In One Day International cricket, Richards made his debut during the 1975 Cricket World Cup in England.[9] He scored his first century the following year in the same country, during the first ODI match of the tour, remaining 119 not out. He holds the two highest scores by a West Indian batsman in ODI cricket, 181 against Sri Lanka in 1987 and 189 not out against England in 1984.[10] His score of 189 not out was also the highest score by any ODI batsman for just under 13 years, until it was surpassed by Saeed Anwar's 194.[11] This innings was also named by Wisden as the best ODI innings of all-time in a 2002 list.[12] In total, seven of Richards' eleven centuries were in the top 100, and his 1979 unbeaten 138 against England at Lord's ranked second.[12]

Key

Test cricket centuries

No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A Date Result
1 52 2/5 Away Won[13]
2 24 5/6 Away Lost[14]
3 32 1/4 Home Won[15]
4 31 2/4 Home Draw[16]
5 31 3/4 Home Lost[17]
6 31 1/5 Away Draw[18]
7 33 3/5 Old Trafford, Manchester Away Won[19]
8 31 5/5 The Oval, London Away Won[20]
9 32 1/2 Away Draw[21]
10 32 2/5 Lord's, London Away Draw[22]
11 31 4/4 Away Draw[23]
12 43 3/5 Home Won[24]
13 32 4/5 Home Draw[25]
14 31 3/5 Home Draw[26]
15 42 4/6 Away Draw[27]
16 42 4/5 Home Won[28]
17 42 1/5 Edgbaston, Birmingham Away Won[29]
18 51 4/5 Away Draw[30]
19   62 3/4 Home Won[31]
20   33 5/5 Home Won[32]
21   54 1/4 Away Won[33]
22   53 2/3 Home Draw[34]
23   51 2/5 Away Won[35]
24   52 4/4 Home Won[36]

ODI centuries

No. Score Against Pos. Inn. BF S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result
1 3 2 133 89.47 Away Won[37]
2 3 1 15787.89 Lord's, London Away Won[38]
3 3 1 130 117.69 Away Won[39]
4 3 1 146 81.50 The Oval, London Neutral Won[40]
5 3 1 99 150.50 Away Won[41]
6 4 1 95 111.57 Away Won[42]
7 4 1 170 111.17 Old Trafford, Manchester Away Won[43]
8 4 2 122 84.42 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away Won[44]
9   5 1 113 105.30 Away Won[45]
10   4 1 125 144.80 Neutral Won[46]
11   4 2 77 142.85 Away Won[47]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Master blaster . . 3 June 2007 . 2010-03-19.
  2. News: Sir Viv reaches milestone . BBC Sport . 7 March 2002 . 2010-03-19.
  3. News: Viv Richards' top 10 places in Antigua . . Tennant . Ivo . 24 October 2008 . 2010-03-19.
  4. Web site: Tendulkar second-best ever: Wisden . rediff.com . 14 December 2002 . 2009-12-24.
  5. Web site: West Indies legend Sir Vivian honoured by Antigua-Barbuda . Caribbean Net News . Smith . Gary . 4 November 2006 . 2010-03-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081203143546/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000040/004087.htm . 3 December 2008 .
  6. Web site: Test Matches played by Viv Richards (121) . CricketArchive . 2010-03-19.
  7. Web site: Cricket of the Year – 1977: Viv Richards . . 1977 . 2010-03-19.
  8. Web site: Records / West Indies / Test matches / Most hundreds . Cricinfo . 2010-03-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090308073518/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=1%3Bid%3D4%3Btype%3Dteam . 8 March 2009 .
  9. Web site: One-Day International Matches played by Viv Richards (187) . CricketArchive . 2010-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604213410/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1435/One-Day_International_Matches.html . 4 June 2011 .
  10. Web site: Records / West Indies / One-Day Internationals / High scores . Cricinfo . 2010-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307031357/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2%3Bid%3D4%3Btype%3Dteam . 7 March 2009 .
  11. Web site: Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder) . Cricinfo . 2010-03-20.
  12. Web site: Top 100 Innings of all time . rediff.com . 2010-03-20.
  13. Web site: 2nd Test: India v West Indies at Delhi, Dec 11–15, 1974 . 2009-12-20. .
  14. Web site: 5th Test: Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Jan 23–28, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  15. Web site: 1st Test: West Indies v India at Bridgetown, Mar 10–13, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  16. Web site: 2nd Test: West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Mar 24–29, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  17. Web site: 3rd Test: West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Apr 7–12, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  18. Web site: 1st Test: England v West Indies at Nottingham, Jun 3–8, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  19. Web site: 3rd Test: England v West Indies at Manchester, Jul 8–13, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  20. Web site: 5th Test: England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 12–17, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  21. Web site: 1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Dec 1–5, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  22. Web site: 2nd Test: England v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 19–24, 1980 . 2009-12-20. .
  23. Web site: 4th Test: Pakistan v West Indies at Multan, Dec 30, 1980 – Jan 4, 1981 . 2009-12-20. .
  24. Web site: 3rd Test: West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Mar 13–18, 1981 . 2009-12-20. .
  25. Web site: 4th Test: West Indies v England at St John's, Mar 27 – Apr 1, 1981 . 2009-12-20. .
  26. Web site: 3rd Test: West Indies v India at Georgetown, Mar 31 – Apr 5, 1983 . 2009-12-20. .
  27. Web site: 4th Test: India v West Indies at Mumbai, Nov 24–29, 1983 . 2009-12-20. .
  28. Web site: 4th Test: West Indies v Australia at St John's, Apr 7–11, 1984 . 2009-12-20. .
  29. Web site: 1st Test: England v West Indies at Birmingham, Jun 14–18, 1984 . 2009-12-20. .
  30. Web site: 4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 22–27, 1984 . 2009-12-20. .
  31. Web site: 3rd Test: West Indies v New Zealand at Georgetown, Apr 26 – May 1, 1985 . 2009-12-20. .
  32. Web site: 5th Test: West Indies v England at St John's, Apr 11–16, 1986 . 2009-12-20. .
  33. Web site: 1st Test: India v West Indies at Delhi, Nov 25–29, 1987 . 2009-12-20. .
  34. Web site: 2nd Test: West Indies v Pakistan at Port of Spain, Apr 14–19, 1988 . 2009-12-20. .
  35. Web site: 2nd Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, Dec 2–6, 1988 . 2009-12-20. .
  36. Web site: 4th Test: West Indies v India at Kingston, Apr 28 – May 3, 1989 . 2009-12-20. .
  37. Web site: 1st ODI: England v West Indies at Scarborough, Aug 26, 1976 . 2009-12-20. .
  38. Web site: Final: England v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 23, 1979 . 2009-12-20. .
  39. Web site: 4th Match: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 9, 1979 . 2009-12-20. .
  40. Web site: 14th Match: India v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 15, 1983 . 2009-12-20. .
  41. Web site: 4th ODI: India v West Indies at Jamshedpur, Dec 7, 1983 . 2009-12-20. .
  42. Web site: 9th Match: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Jan 22, 1984 . 2009-12-20. .
  43. Web site: 1st ODI: England v West Indies at Manchester, May 31, 1984 . 2009-12-20. .
  44. Web site: 6th Match: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Jan 15, 1985 . 2009-12-20. .
  45. Web site: 1st ODI: New Zealand v West Indies at Dunedin, Mar 18, 1987 . 2009-12-20. .
  46. Web site: 7th Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Karachi, Oct 13, 1987 . 2009-12-20. .
  47. Web site: 4th ODI: India v West Indies at Rajkot, Jan 5, 1988 . 2009-12-20. .

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