Richard S. Gabriel

{{short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1952)}}

{{distinguish|Richard P. Gabriel}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Richard Gabriel

| image =

| country = West Indies

| fullname = Richard Simeon Gabriel

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|6|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago

| nickname =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = Opening batsman

| family =

| international = true

| odidebutdate = 8 January

| odidebutyear = 1984

| odidebutagainst = Australia

| odicap =

| lastodidate = 11 February

| lastodiyear = 1984

| lastodiagainst = Australia

| club1 = Trinidad and Tobago

| year1 = 1968-69 to 1985-86

| columns = 3

| column1 = ODIs

| matches1 = 11

| runs1 = 167

| bat avg1 = 15.18

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 41

| deliveries1 = 0

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 84

| runs2 = 3,974

| bat avg2 = 28.58

| 100s/50s2 = 5/18

| top score2 = 129

| deliveries2 = 130

| wickets2 = 4

| bowl avg2 = 13.50

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/15

| catches/stumpings2 = 70/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 33

| runs3 = 697

| bat avg3 = 22.48

| 100s/50s3 = 1/2

| top score3 = 108*

| deliveries3 = 14

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg3 = 14.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/8

| catches/stumpings3 = 7/–

| date = 19 October

| year = 2010

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1728/1728.html Cricket Archive

}}

Richard Simeon Gabriel (born 5 June 1952) is a former West Indian cricketer. He played 11 One Day Internationals for the West Indies in 1983-84.

An opening batsman, Gabriel made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago 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 England.Wisden 1971, p. 844.

He represented West Indies during the 1983-84 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup One day International tournament in Australia, replacing an injured Gordon Greenidge. He played all of his 11 internationals in Australia that season, between 8 January and 11 February 1984, opening the batting.{{cite web |title=ODI Matches played by Richard Gabriel |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1728/ODI_Matches.html|website=CricketArchive |accessdate=14 July 2019}} He scored 167 runs at an average of 15.18.

He played for Trinidad and Tobago from 1969 till 1986.{{cite web |title=First-Class Matches played by Richard Gabriel |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1728/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=14 July 2019}}