RichieRichardson

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West Indies

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Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson, KCN GCM is a former Antiguan international cricketer and a former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He was a flamboyant batsman and superb player of fast bowling. He was named, in 1992, one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year. Richardson was famous for his wide-brimmed maroon hat which he wore against even the fastest bowlers, though in his later career, he started wearing a helmet instead.