Mali Richards


Mali Alexander Richards is a West Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Leeward Islands. The son of Viv Richards, Richards was born in England and educated at Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire. He has had a stint with Middlesex County Cricket Club and also played for Oxford UCCE and the Gloucestershire 2nd XI. Richards has also represented Antigua and Barbuda, hitting 319 for them in a game against the US Virgin Islands in 2003. The game however was not a first-class fixture and in 11 matches for various sides he is yet to pass 50. In June 2007 he accused Middlesex of failing to help him develop. Through his father, he is the half-brother of fashion designer Masaba Gupta.