Dale Maurice Richards (born 16 July 1976) is a West Indian international cricketer who plays first class cricket for Barbados.

Dale Richards
Personal information
Full name
Dale Maurice Richards
Born (1976-07-16) 16 July 1976 (age 47)
Belleplaine, Barbados
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut9 July 2009 v Bangladesh
Last Test29 June 2010 v South Africa
ODI debut26 July 2009 v Bangladesh
Last ODI3 June 2010 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999–presentBarbados
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 8 52 55
Runs scored 125 179 3,267 1,483
Batting average 20.83 25.57 36.30 28.51
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 4/23 1/10
Top score 69 59 159 121*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/0 63/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 November 2023

A right-handed batsman, Richards debuted in 1999/2000. His highest first class score of 159 was made against Jamaica in the Carib Beer Series of 2006/07.

Richards was called up for the West Indies' tour of England in 2009 but although he featured in two warm-up matches, he was forced to return home with a shoulder injury.

He subsequently made his Test debut against Bangladesh when a number of West Indian players made themselves unavailable. He played both Tests, scoring 108 runs with a top score of 69.

He then played the first two One Day Internationals against Bangladesh and two matches during the West Indies' 2009 ICC Champions Trophy campaign before being called up to the West Indies squad for the second ODI against South Africa in 2010.[1]

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