Full name Dale Maurice Richards
Born July 16, 1976, Isolation Road, Belleplaine, St Andrew, Barbados
Current age 33 years 132 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 69 | 27.00 | 142 | 76.05 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 7.33 | 44 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 41 | 73 | 1 | 2708 | 159 | 37.61 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 44 | 43 | 1 | 1213 | 121* | 28.88 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 6.20 | 40 | 77.50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| List A | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | West Indies v Bangladesh at Kingstown, Jul 9-13, 2009 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v Bangladesh at St George's, Jul 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | West Indies v Bangladesh at Roseau, Jul 26, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 26, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | West Indies v Bangladesh at Basseterre, Aug 2, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1999/00 |
| Last First-class | West Indies v Bangladesh at St George's, Jul 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Australia v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 26, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Anguilla v Barbados at Coolidge, Jul 18, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | West Indies v Bangladesh at Basseterre, Aug 2, 2009 scorecard |
Dale Richards only broke into the Barbados side in his late 20s but he quickly established himself as one of the most dependable opening batsmen in the West Indies, albeit one with a reputation for failing to convert fifties into hundreds. He started the 2008-09 season with 65 and 113 in the first game and was rewarded by being called up for the first Test against England. He had to wait just a few months for his debut after the senior team boycotted the St Vincent Test against Bangladesh over a contract dispute. His main contribution was an aggressive fifty in the second Test in Grenada.
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