Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards KNH OBE OOC (born 7 March 1952) is an Antiguan retired cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991. Batting generally at number three in a dominant West Indies side, Richards is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Richards helped his team win the 1979 Cricket World Cup. More about Viv Richards
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Richards made his test debut in 1974 against India along with Gordon Greenidge. His best years were between 1976 and 1983 where he averaged a remarkable 66.51 with the bat in test cricket. In 1984 he suffered from pterygium and had eye surgery which affected his eyesight and reflexes. Despite this, he remained one of the best batsman in the world for the remaining four years of his career, though his average in the second half of his career was significantly lower than for the first. Overall, Richards scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches at an average of 50.23 and retired as then West Indies leading run scorer overhauling the aggregate of Garfield Sobers. He also scored 1281 runs at an average of over 55 in World Series Cricket, which is regarded as the highest and most difficult level of cricket ever played. 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.In total, we tracked 495 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Viv Richards (1999 Cricket World Cup Official Caps signed by Team Captains + Viv Richards) was sold in December 2019 for £495.00 while the cheapest item (Lashings V Eton Ramblers Signed Cricket Scorecard inc Sir Viv Richards) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (12) was November 2012 with an average selling price of £8.99 for an autographed item of Viv Richards. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2023 with £124.96 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.60 was December 2015. In average, an autographed item from Viv Richards is worth £11.59.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Viv Richards were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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*SIGNED* - Viv Richards - 'Sir Vivian: The Definitive Autobiography' - 1st Ed | £16.99 | ||
7 x 5 WHITE PAPER PAGE HAND SIGNED BY VIV RICHARDS & IAN BOTHAM - CRICKET | £16.99 | ||
Sir Viv Richards - West Indies - Excellent Signed Page - Lovely Autograph | £18.20 | ||
Sir Vivian: The Definitive Autobiography by Viv Richards, Bob Harris SIGNED | £35.00 | ||
Viv Richards Genuine Signed Authentic Autograph / UACC AFTAL | £54.99 | ||
Viv Richards SIGNED Sir Vivian Cricket West Indies Batsman Antigua Cricketer 1st | £24.99 | ||
Viv Richards West Indies Test Cricketer Signature On Mag B&W Photo | £3.99 | ||
Viv Richards West Indies Test Cricketer Signature On Magazine B&W Photo | £3.99 | ||
Viv Richards West Indies West Indian Cricket Player Original Hand Signed Photo A | £16.99 | ||
Viv Richards West Indies West Indian Cricket Player Original Hand Signed Photo A | £16.99 |
Sir Viv Richards says dead pitches could kill the appeal of Test cricket around (07/12/14): West Indies great Sir Viv Richards believes lifeless pitches around the world risk killing the appeal of Test cricket.
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