Mali Richards

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Mali Richards
Personal information
Full nameMali Alexander Richards
Born (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 35)
Taunton, Somerset, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
Relations Viv Richards (father)
Masaba Gupta (half-sister)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2014 Leeward Islands
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches1521
Runs scored27515
Batting average 13.091.005.00
100s/50s0/00/00/0
Top score4315
Balls bowled1,33200
Wickets 15
Bowling average 56.46
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling3/62
Catches/stumpings 12/–0/–0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2011

Mali Alexander Richards (born 2 September 1983, Taunton, Somerset) is a West Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Leeward Islands. The son of Viv Richards, Richards was born in England and educated at Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire. He has had a stint with Middlesex County Cricket Club and also played for Oxford UCCE and the Gloucestershire 2nd XI. Richards has also represented Antigua and Barbuda, hitting 319 for them in a game against the US Virgin Islands in 2003. The game however was not a first-class fixture and in 11 matches for various sides he is yet to pass 50. In June 2007 he accused Middlesex of failing to help him develop. [1] Through his father, he is the half-brother of fashion designer Masaba Gupta.

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References

  1. "County stint frustrated Richards". BBC. 5 June 2007.