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South African
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South Africa
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SAF
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Barry Richards
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Right-hand bat
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Right-arm offbreak
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4
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508
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7257
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2/2
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140
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72
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1
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2600
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0
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0
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1/12
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3/0
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339
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28,358
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5474
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80/152
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356
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6,126
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77
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3748
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1
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0
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7/63
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367/0
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January 22
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1970
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March 10
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1970
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(born
July 21 ,
1945 in
Durban ) was one of
South Africa 's finest ever
Cricketer s and arguably the greatest opening
Batsman produced by his country. His technique was near perfect and his strokeplay, fluid and graceful. He was able to play only four Test matches before South Africa's exclusion from the international scene in
1970 . Even in that brief career, against an Australian attack that was more than competitive, Richards scored 508 runs at the extraordinary average of 72.57. Richards' contribution in that series was instrumental in the 4-0 win that South Africa inflicted on a strong Australian side under
Bill Lawry .
He was a prolific scorer in county cricket for several years, where he plied his trade for
Hampshire and established one of the most successful opening partnerships for that county, alongwith the great West Indian batsman
Gordon Greenidge . The high point of Richards' first-class career probably came in the 1970-71 season and was indicative of his enormous talent. As an overseas player for South Australia against Western Australia, he scored 325 runs in a single day off an attack that boasted the likes of
Dennis Lillee ,
Graham McKenzie , the Englishman
Tony Lock and
Tony Mann .
