I only ever saw one Barry Richards innings live. It was a Sunday match at the Oval, nothing very much depending on it
I was sitting near the old scoreboard at the pavilion end. The wicket was well over towards the other side of the ground. A long way away, in other words. Nevertheless there were several balls which came speeding right down to where we were sitting, racing along the ground, to jump the boundary rope then bounce back off the wall. And all seemingly hit without any great power at all
He got his hundred. Point made, job done. So he then wafted one & made his way back to the Pavillion for a well earned rest
