Mali Richards

Mali Alexander Richards (born 2 September 1983, Taunton, Somerset) is a West Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Leeward Islands.

Mali Richards

Personal information
Full name	Mali Alexander Richards
Born	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41) Taunton, Somerset, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium pace
Relations	Viv Richards (father) Masaba Gupta (half-sister)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–2014	Leeward Islands
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 15 2 1 Runs scored 275 1 5 Batting average 13.09 1.00 5.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 43 1 5 Balls bowled 1,332 0 0 Wickets 15 – – Bowling average 56.46 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 3/62 – – Catches/stumpings 12/– 0/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2011

Personal life

The son of Viv Richards,^[1][2] Richards was born in England and educated at Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire.

Career

Richards 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.^[3] Through his father, he is the half-brother of fashion designer Masaba Gupta.

References

1. Sir Viv Richards at 60 by Ian Botham. Daily Mirror Newspaper (UK). Published 7 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
2. Cricket's Babe Ruth – Sports Illustrated. Article: Clive Gammon. Published 27 October 1986. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
3. "County stint frustrated Richards". BBC. 5 June 2007.

External links

• Cricinfo Profile