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Viv Richards

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Viv Richards is a former West Indian international cricketer from Antigua widely regarded as one of the most dominant batsmen in the sport's history. Known for his fearless, attacking style at the crease, he was a central figure in the West Indies teams that dominated world cricket through the late 1970s and 1980s, and later captained the side himself.

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Birth Year
1952 1
Birth Date
1952-03-07 1
Nationality
Antiguan 1
Career Highlight
Part of the West Indies squads that won the 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups, and widely regarded as one of the greatest batters in cricket history. 1
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Competition Category
Team 1
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1. Wikipedia, Viv Richards
Wikipedia
  • en.wikipedia.org lead sentence, birth-date clause: "born 7 March 1952"
    born 7 March 1952
  • en.wikipedia.org lead sentence, birth-year figure: "born 7 March 1952"
    born 7 March 1952
  • en.wikipedia.org lead sentence, nationality clause
    is an Antiguan retired cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991
  • en.wikipedia.org lead paragraph, career-highlight sentence
    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.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born 7 March 1952) is an Antiguan retired cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991.
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