Austin Richards
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Austin Conroy Lenroy Richards (born 14 November 1983) in Antigua
. He is a West Indies
cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands
. He earned his first international call up when he was named in the West Indian side for an ODI series in England in 2007. In his youth, Richards was a notorious marbles
champion, and was nicknamed "Awful Austin", owning the largest marble collection in Leeward Islands. Reports indicate his collection surpassed the regulatory 500 marble limit.
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
. He is a West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands cricket team
The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not...
. He earned his first international call up when he was named in the West Indian side for an ODI series in England in 2007. In his youth, Richards was a notorious marbles
Marbles
A marble is a small spherical toy usually made from glass, clay, steel, or agate. These balls vary in size. Most commonly, they are about ½ inch in diameter, but they may range from less than ¼ inch to over 3 inches , while some art glass marbles fordisplay purposes are over 12 inches ...
champion, and was nicknamed "Awful Austin", owning the largest marble collection in Leeward Islands. Reports indicate his collection surpassed the regulatory 500 marble limit.