- He also played club cricket for Leeward Islands (1981 - 1996), Yorkshire (1993 - 1994), Northern Transvaal (1996 - 1997), Winward Islands (1997 - 1998), Lashings World XI (1996 - 2008), and Thames Ditton Cricket Club (2009).
- Former West Indies cricket captain and played Test match and One day international cricket for them from 1983 - 1996.
- He got the nick name 'Dick the Hat' from TV commentator and radio broadcaster Henry Blofeld. Richie was famous on the cricket field for wearing his floppy maroon sun hat.
- He plays bass guitar in a reggae band called Big Bad Dread and the Baldhead with fellow West Indies cricket great Curtly Ambrose.
- Scored 9 of his 16 test tons against Australia.
- With Sir Vivian Richards past his prime, Richardson was West Indies' best batsman between 1988 and 1993, compiling more than 3000 runs at an average of 55.
- Gained infamy for being the first West Indies captain to lose a test series, that too being the Frank Worrell Trophy, since 1980 when Australia beat them during their 1995 tour of the Caribbean. It also marked the end of Richardson's test career as he announced his retirement post the following 6 test series in England.
- His ODI career had a humiliating end with the 1996 World Cup, to say the least. Richardson as skipper walked over a group match against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka citing security concerns. West Indies then lost their following group match against India and shockingly the next against Kenya, an associate member nation. However Richardson hit a match winning 93 against Australia in the following contest and West Indies proceeded to beat Zimbabwe in their concluding group game, sealing a spot in the quarter-finals, where they defeated a till then unbeaten South Africa and reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1983. The West Indies pace attack reduced the Australians to 207/8 and in return the chase was going smooth with Richardson himself amongst the runs. But star spinner Shane Warne took 4 wickets in quick succession and wrapped up the West Indies for 202, Richardson unbeaten on 49. He immediately announced his retirement from ODIs following his return to the Caribbean.
- Like most West Indian batsmen, Richardson was a very good player of pace bowling, as evidenced by his records against Pakistan and Australia. Despite these qualities, he failed to average 40 in tests played overseas.
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