Highlights: Sir Vivian Richards 189* vs England – ODI
On May 29, 1984 – Sir Vivian Richards blasted the ultimate ODI knock of the time smacking the record for the new highest individual score in ODI cricket – 189* off 170 balls. The knock was one of the greatest rescue acts as West Indies were reduced to 162/9 after Neil Foster caught and bowled big bird Joel Garner for 3 runs. Viv was in his 90s at that stage of the game.
Michael Holding walked in at No.11 and he put on an unbeaten stand of 106* runs with Viv Richards for the 10th wicket to power West Indies to 272/9 in full quote of overs. Holding scored just 12* in the partnership with Viv.
This is the first ever 100-partnership in ODI cricket for the tenth wicket and only other pair to put on such a stand was Mohamad Amir and Saeed Ajmal – 103 runs vs New Zealand at Abu Dhabi in 2009.
Sir Vivian Richards rates his knock of 189* as his best ever knock and it remained a record ODI individual score until Saeed Anwar recorded 194 against India in 1997.
Date: May 31, 1984
England vs West Indies – 1st ODI – Manchester
West Indies 272/9 in 55 overs
Viv Richards 189*(170) – 21 fours & 5 sixes
Eldine Baptiste 26 (49) – 2 fours
Michael Holding 12*(27) – 2 fours
Ian Botham 11-0-67-2
Geoff Miller 11-1-32-3
England 168 all out in 50 overs
Allan Lamb 75 (89) – 8 fours
Neil Foster 24 (38) – 2 fours
Joel Garner 8-1-18-3
Michael Holding 11-2-23-2
Viv Richards 11-1-45-2
Result: West Indies won by 104 runs
Player of the Match: Viv Richards
