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{{Short description|West Indian cricketer}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Richie Richardson
| image = File:Priya Lal with West Indies former captain Richie Richardson.jpg
| country = West Indies
| fullname = Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|1|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Five Islands Village, [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
| nickname =
| heightcm = 183
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Batsman
| family =
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 24 November
| testdebutyear = 1983
| testdebutagainst = India
| testcap = 180
| lasttestdate = 24 August
| lasttestyear = 1995
| lasttestagainst = England
| testshirt =
| odidebutdate = 17 December
| odidebutyear = 1983
| odidebutagainst = India
| odicap = 41
| lastodidate = 14 March
| lastodiyear = 1996
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| club1 = [[Leeward Islands cricket team|Leeward Islands]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1981–1996}}
| club2 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
| year2 = 1993–1994
| club3 = [[Northerns cricket team|Northern Transvaal]]
| year3 = 1996/97
| club4 = [[Windward Islands cricket team|Windward Islands]]
| year4 = 1997/98
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 86
| runs1 = 5,949
| bat avg1 = 44.39
| 100s/50s1 = 16/27
| top score1 = 194
| deliveries1 = 66
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 90/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 224
| runs2 = 6,248
| bat avg2 = 33.41
| 100s/50s2 = 5/44
| top score2 = 122
| deliveries2 = 58
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 46.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/4
| catches/stumpings2 = 75/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 234
| runs3 = 14,618
| bat avg3 = 40.71
| 100s/50s3 = 37/68
| top score3 = 194
| deliveries3 = 914
| wickets3 = 13
| bowl avg3 = 33.92
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/40
| catches/stumpings3 = 207/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 313
| runs4 = 8,458
| bat avg4 = 31.67
| 100s/50s4 = 6/59
| top score4 = 122
| deliveries4 = 88
| wickets4 = 2
| bowl avg4 = 42.50
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 1/4
| catches/stumpings4 = 94/–
| date = 19 October
| year = 2010
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1743/1743.html CricketArchive
}}

'''Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson,''' [[Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda)|KCN]] [[Order of Merit (Antigua and Barbuda)|GCM]] (born 12 January 1962) is a former [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] international [[cricket]]er and a former [[captain (cricket)|captain]] of the West Indian cricket team. He was a flamboyant batsman and superb player of [[fast bowling]]. He was named, in 1992, one of [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|Wisden's Cricketers of the Year]]. Richardson was famous for his wide-brimmed maroon hat which he wore against even the fastest bowlers, though in his later career, he started wearing a helmet instead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richens |first=Matt |date=2013-12-06 |title=Fire still burning for Windies great Richardson |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/9487315/Fire-still-burning-for-Windies-great-Richardson |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=CRICKETER OF THE YEAR 1992 Richie Richardson |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154423.html |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Cricinfo |publisher=[[Wisden]]}}</ref>

Richardson, who skippered the [[Leeward Islands]], also featured for [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] and [[Northern Transvaal (cricket team)|Northern Transvaal]] in his career.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2mRjVQ9C9YwC&q=Richardson&pg=PA96 |title=The Development of West Indies Cricket, Vol. 2: The Age of Nationalism |author=Hilary Beckles |author-link=Hilary Beckles |year=1998 |page=201|isbn=9780745314624 }}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Richardson assumed the role, in January 2011, of West Indies' manager for an eventual five year period. Since then he has continually worked as an [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] match referee.<ref name=ICC /><ref name=Manager />

==Early days==
Richardson was born in [[Five Islands, Antigua and Barbuda|Five Islands Village]], [[Antigua]]. He began his career with the [[Leeward Islands cricket team|Leewards Islands]] in 1982 as an opener.

==International career==
After his second season he was called up by the West Indies to tour India in the 1983–84 season. Richardson joined a successful West Indies Test team captained by [[Clive Lloyd]] batting in the middle order. His first tour started inauspiciously when Richardson lost his luggage and was left with few clothes. Veteran fast bowler [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]] felt that Richardson was not getting enough practice as in the nets even bowlers were given a chance to bat ahead of him and by the time Richardson had an opportunity the main bowlers had finished. Roberts went out of his way to bowl at Richardson during the tour to make sure he had some preparation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576267.html|title=If I write a book, a lot of people will get hurt| publisher= ESPNcricinfo| date=9 August 2012| access-date= 11 August 2012}}</ref>

On 24 November 1983, Richardson debuted in the fourth match of the six-Test series, at which point the West Indies had a 2–0 lead, replacing [[Gus Logie]] who had bagged a pair in the previous Test. In his first innings Richardson too failed to score a run when was the victim of a poor umpiring decision. He was given out [[leg before wicket]] off the bowling of off-spinner [[Shivlal Yadav]] though he had hit the ball. He was more successful in the second innings, making 26 before he was bowled, and the match ended in a draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/77221.html|title=Richie Richardson: My First Test | publisher= ESPNcricinfo| date=9 October 1988| access-date= 11 August 2012}}</ref>

===1985 World Championship of Cricket===
Australia hosted the [[World Championship of Cricket]] in February and March 1985 to commemorate the founding of Victoria. During the group stages the West Indies faced [[Sri Lankan national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] on a pitch with uneven bounce. Though the West Indies won the match, a delivery from [[Ashantha de Mel]] reared and hit Richardson in the face; with [[Larry Gomes]], he was one of two West Indian batsmen to retire hurt during the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/266958.html|title=The coach who caught Sachin, and a much-travelled man| author=Steven Lynch| publisher= ESPNcricinfo| date=5 November 2006| access-date= 12 August 2012}}</ref>

===Captaincy===
Late in 1991, West Indies captain [[Viv Richards]] informed the [[West Indies Cricket Board]] of his intention to relinquish the Test captaincy and retire after the [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992 World Cup]]. Though Richards had publicly picked [[Desmond Haynes]] as his successor, the board chose Richardson to take over the captaincy and Richards was dropped from the team. Richardson supported the board dropping his predecessor, which led to ill-feeling towards him in Antigua, the home of both men.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2mRjVQ9C9YwC&q=Richards+Richardson&pg=PA96 |title=The Development of West Indies Cricket, Vol. 2: The Age of Nationalism |author=Hilary Beckles |author-link=Hilary Beckles |year=1998 |page=96|isbn=9780745314624 }}</ref> The West Indies never lost a series under Richards' leadership,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iaM8IJYLnTAC&q=%22never+lost%22+%22viv+richards%22 |title=Amazing Cricket Facts |author=Nick Callow |year=2007 |page=22|isbn=9780753510704 }}</ref> so there was a great deal of pressure on Richardson. Under his captaincy, [[Curtly Ambrose]] and [[Courtney Walsh]] led the bowling attack and [[Brian Lara]] emerged as a world-class batsman.<ref name="BBC website 4 April 2012">{{cite web |author=Soni |first=Paresh |date=4 April 2007 |title=Chilled out Richardson |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6524151.stm |access-date=12 August 2012 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> In the 4 years of his captaincy, the West Indies only lost one series – versus [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in 1995 which was the West Indies' first series defeat since 1980.

===Trivia===
Richardson played 86 [[Test cricket|Test match]]es until 1995 scoring 5,949 runs and 16 centuries. He was very successful against Australia, hitting 9 centuries against them, and scored his highest score of 194 against [[India national cricket team|India]] in [[Bourda|Guyana]] in 1989. He also played 224 [[One Day International]]s including 3 [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]]s. As well he was named, in 1992, one of [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|Wisden's Cricketers of the Year]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Richie Richardson |url=https://wisden.com/players/richie-richardson |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}</ref>

[[Image:Richie Richardson graph.png|left|thumb|350px|Richie Richardson's career performance graph.]]

===Late career===
Coming into the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]] Richardson was under pressure as captain, and the tournament would prove to be his last in international cricket. In the group stages the West Indies suffered a shock defeat at the hands of [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]], prompting the Caribbean media to call for Richardson's resignation. Despite the setback, the team progressed to the semi-final where they lost to Australia; it was his last match for the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/505731.html|title=Kenya down the lacklustre legends|author=Martin Williamson| publisher= ESPNcricinfo| date=12 March 2012| access-date= 11 August 2012}}</ref>

Reflecting on his decision to retire years later, Richardson remarked "I resigned and retired because I was suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, I was burnt out and it was a struggle to continue playing cricket. Every day was stressful, everybody wanted a piece of you and I had no time for myself. I was training harder and trying hard on the field but I couldn't do what I wanted to do. I felt like I was selling myself and my fans short. They wanted me to continue, but if I had I would have got ill so it was time to move on."<ref name="BBC website 4 April 2012"/>

==Domestic career==
Richardson captained the Leeward Islands, to a [[Red Stripe Cup]] title in 1994. As well he skippered to Leewards, in 1993 and 1994, to consecutive [[Geddes Grant Shield]] titles.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 February 2014 |title=Daren Ganga is the most successful Regional one day captain |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2014/02/23/daren-ganga-is-the-most-successful-regional-one-day-captain/ |website=kaieteurnewsonline.com |publisher=[[Kaieteur News]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Devers |first=Sean |date=5 January 2007 |title=Rich history, Guyana ( British Guiana ) participated in first regional game |url=https://www.landofsixpeoples.com/news701/nk07010511.html |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=www.landofsixpeoples.com |publisher=Kaiteur News}}</ref> Richardson also played for English [[County Championship]] side [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] in both of those said seasons. In 2009 he was signed to [[Thames Ditton|Thames Ditton Cricket Club]] in Surrey.

After his retirement from international cricket, Richardson became the first high-profile signing by the English all-star club cricket team [[Lashings World XI]], also going on to captain the side. In 2006 he smashed a double hundred with included four sixes of a hapless Robert Saunders over. Since 2001 he has also played bass guitar in [[reggae]] band Big Bad Dread and The Baldhead, alongside [[Curtly Ambrose]] and the band has released several albums.<ref name="BBC website 4 April 2012"/>

==Cricket administration==
He was bestowed, in 2003, with a [[Order of Merit (Antigua and Barbuda)|Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Merit]] (GMC) from the State of Antigua and Barbuda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bijoux |date=2022-08-31 |title=Antigua’s Richie Richardson is among UWI’s honorary degrees recipient |url=https://antigua.news/2022/08/31/antiguas-richie-richardson-is-among-uwis-honorary-degrees-recipient/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Antigua and Barbuda News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-08-30 |title=Sir Richie Richardson to receive UWI honorary degree as ‘in-person’ graduation ceremonies return |url=https://antiguanewsroom.com/sir-richie-richardson-to-receive-uwi-honorary-degrees-as-in-person-graduation-ceremonies-return/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Antigua News Room |language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2011, Richardson was appointed the West Indies' team manager, assuming the role until January 2016.<ref name=Manager>{{cite web |date=21 September 2015 |title=Richie Richardson appointed to Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/181952/amp |access-date=21 September 2015 |website=icc-cricket.com |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]}}</ref><ref name=ICC /> He was later awarded a [[Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda)|Knight Commander of the Order of the Nation]] (KCN) by the Antigua and Barbuda government on 28 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web| title=Three New Knights| url=http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/uf/00/09/92/20/00063/01-2014.pdf|publisher=The Antigua and Barbuda High Commission Official News letter |access-date=3 January 2016 |date=28 February 2014}}</ref> On 8 October 2022, Richardson was bestowed with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree (LLD) from the [[University of the West Indies]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=10 October 2022 |title=West Indies legend Sir Richie Richardson receives honorary doctorate from University of the West Indies |url=https://sportsmax.tv/cricket/cricket-windies/item/107370-west-indies-legend-sir-richie-richardson-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-university-of-the-west-indies |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=sportsmax.tv |language=en-gb}}</ref>

Richardson was appointed to the Elite Panel of Match Referees by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 21 September 2015.<ref name=ICC>{{cite web |date=21 September 2015 |title=Richie Richardson appointed to Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/181952/amp |access-date=21 September 2015 |website=icc-cricket.com |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]}}</ref>

==References==
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