Richard Simeon Gabriel (born 5 June 1952) is a former West Indian

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er. He played 11

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s for the

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in 1983-84. An opening batsman, Gabriel made his debut for

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aged just 16 years old in 1969. He was the youngest player to play for the national team. In 1970 he was one of the leading batsmen for the West Indies youth team on their unbeaten tour of

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. He represented

during the 1983-84 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup One day International tournament in

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, replacing an injured

Gordon Greenidge Sir Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge (born 1 May 1951) is a Barbadian, former first-class cricketer, who represented the West Indies in Test and One-day Cricket for 17 years. Greenidge is regarded worldwide as one of the greatest and most destructive o ...

. He played all of his 11 internationals in Australia that season, between 8 January and 11 February 1984, opening the batting. He scored 167 runs at an average of 15.18. He played for Trinidad and Tobago from 1969 till 1986.

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