Dale Richards


Dale Maurice Richards is a former West [Indian cricket team|West Indian international] cricketer who played first class cricket for Barbados.
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 Bangladeshi [cricket team in England in 2005|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 Bangladeshi cricket team in the [West Indies in 2009|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.