In which sport was the West Indian Vivian Richards famous?

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born 7 March 1952), known as Viv Richards, is an Antiguan former cricketer, who represented the West Indies at Test and international levels. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Overall, Richards scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches at an average of 50.23, including 24 centuries. As a captain, he won 27 of 50 Test matches and lost only 8. He also scored nearly 7,000 runs in One Day Internationals and more than 36,000 in first-class cricket. Knighted for his contributions to cricket, today Richards is an occasional cricket commentator and team mentor.

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Ian Swindale

He was a fantastic cricketer. He was at the height of his powers with the West Indian team at that time - almost unbeatable

Brian Reynolds

He was dubbed the "Black Bradman". A master batsman who was so good I felt sorry for the bowlers. It was a pleasure to watch him as part of a great West Indian team

faganlawson

One of the greatest cricketer and captain ever.

dsneed

Yay me.

Val Wilkinson

gordonmitchell, Don't you walk thru my words You got to show some respect

Val Wilkinson

Fantastic cricketer, very entertaining ; he also played for Somerset in county cricket where you could observe him more closely as a man. Viv Richards always seemed kind, courteous, good natured with the fans, incuding the kids. Good man!