Birthdays on 7 March

Mark Richards was born on 7th March 1957. He is a professional surfer from Australia. He is a four-time world champion.

His Achievements:-

• Won the 1975 Smirnoff World Pro-Am Surfing Championships, held in Santa Monica, the United States
• Reigned as the International Professional Surfers (IPS) World Champion for four long years (1979-82)
• His name was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in the year 1985
• Honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia, in 1994
• Honoured with the Australian Sports Medal in the year 2000
• Won the 2001 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grandmasters World Championship. The event was held in the United States of America.
• Honoured with a Centenary Medal, in the year 2001

Born on 7th March 1952, Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards is a former West Indian cricket player who is much-publicized for his batting skills on the cricket pitch.

Here are some of his remarkable accomplishments:-

• Sir Vivian Richards never wore a helmet. This was his trademark of batting down the pitch.
• He is popularly known as the "KING OF SIXES".
• He is considered as the third best batsman of all times, after Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Don Bradman.
• He was indeed popular among people during his active years and continues to do so even today. The 8000+ runs which he has scored in Test matches show his credibility.
• One of the most iconic innings was when he scored 100 runs up the scoreboard in just 56 balls against England in 1986.
• He had a jaw-dropping strike rate of 97 runs per 100 balls.