Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na otu ụbọchị International cricket, Richards mere ya debut n'oge 1975 Cricket World Cup
n'Ingland. Ọ gbara narị afọ mbụ ya n'afọ na-eso ya n'otu mba ahụ, n'oge egwuregwu ODI mbụ nke njem ahụ, fọdụrụ 119 ọ bụghị. O nwere akara abụọ kachasị elu site n'aka onye ọgba bọọlụ West India na otu ụbọchị, 181 megide Sri Lanka na 1987 na 189 abụghị nke England na 1984. Ihe ọ rụpụtara nke 189 abụghị nke kachasị elu site n'aka onye ọ bụla na-agba bọọlụ ODI maka ihe na-erughị afọ 13, ruo mgbe Saeed Anwar karịrị ya 194. A kpọkwara inning a "Wisden" dịka inning ODI kachasị mma n'oge niile na ndepụta 2002. Na ngụkọta, asaa n'ime narị afọ iri na otu nke Richards nọ na 100 kachasị elu, na nke 1979 ya na-emeribeghị 138 megide England na Lord nọ n'ọkwa nke abụọ.