I only saw Viv Richards bat once, and that was late in his county cricket career for Glamorgan against Notts at Worksop. He played and missed at a ball bowled by Eddie Hemmings, who had words with him afterwards. The next four balls Hemminga bowled to Richards went over the boundary rope for six. Hemmings stopped talking to Viv after that. Richards in his pomp had an imperial swagger. This wasn't arrogant. He knew how good he was and he made sure bowlers knew too.

Viv was so good, he made it look like the bowlers weren't even trying...

Good to see  a "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" moment in this series.

23:58 — a look at the scoreboard shows a partnership of 113 between Viv and DH and Viv has scored 90 of them. The greatest batsman I've had the pleasure of watching in my 55 years of viewing test cricket.

West Indies 80s were ahead of their time ……so stylish…. athletic…. charisma….brutal…. superb….

Was privileged to be at Lord’s for this majestic innings. Never forget.

The mighty Viv and his SS Jumbo bat , what a fantastic team the West Indies were

I still think Viv Richards is THE best batter ever. No helmets just hand eye coordination. Brilliant ❤❤❤❤❤

Magnificent Viv! Balance, timing, power and eagle eyes. Tough for bowlers. Plenty of exercise for fielders fetching balls from the fence.

The West Indies were just incredible in that era

Whenever I see him bat, a divine joy sweeps over me.

The greatest batsman, of all time.

Peak Vivvy here. For me, his best century in test cricket. Would loved to have seen him in WSC when him and Greg Chappell played astonishingly well

Viv richards is the best batsman in history of cricket

Simply the best in my lifetime...dad who was a pro told me the art of batting wasn't hitting the ball but hitting the gaps .  This innings perfect example of his genius

My all time favourite viv Richard, the most Greatest batsman i ever seen

"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" :-)

It's a sublime experience to watch Sir Viv in action.

Greenidge square cuts were so explosive

Best era of cricket of all time