SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE
Barry Richards
South African cricketing legend 1. Where were you born and which schools did you attend? Born in Durban, attended Clifton Prep School and DHS. 2. You played in four test matches, opening the batting against Australia in 1969/70. South Africa won that home series 4-0 and you scored 508 runs at an average of 72.57, what stands out most in your memory about that series? Sadly, that it was my last.
5. Who was the best bowler that you ever faced? The conditions varied. I played on uncovered wickets, so somebody like Derek Underwood was very difficult on a wet wicket.
3. You bowled John Gleeson in Australia’s second innings of the first test. An opening batsman taking a wicket? That must have been special. A blind squirrel gets an acorn every now and again. 4. You played for Hampshire for many years where you forged a formidable opening partnership with West Indian Gordon Greenidge. The West Indies had such great players in that era and in par-
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ticular an abundance of fast bowlers who could tear a team apart. Do you think that the modern game is perhaps becoming too dominated by the bat? Yes, rules, boundaries and bats have seen to that.
6. You were hugely successful in the Currie Cup which is today known as the Sunfoil Series, just how strong was the level of domestic cricket at that time? Yes, it was very strong because we had no Test cricket so Natal vs Transvaal was a test match. 7. What is your opinion on the third umpire, should technology be embraced in full or would it be best to let the on-field umpires have full control of the game? I think it’s very good but its work in progress.
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September / October 2015