About Rick Darling
Warrick Maxwell Darling (born 1 May 1957), known as Rick Darling, is a former Australian Test cricketer. His tendency to play the cut and hook shots provided much entertainment, but also meant that he was inconsistent and error-prone. It has been said that the introduction of the batting helmet saved Darling's life several times, but also gave him extra confidence to play his favoured shots. Darling's early Test career was also characterised by his opening partnerships with Graeme Wood, the pair christened the "Kamikaze Kids" due to their often disastrous running between the wickets, which saw one of the pair dismissed run out in one innings of each of their four Tests together. Darling started his first-class career in 1975–76 with South Australia. Darling eventually got back into the first eleven and scored runs, playing particularly well against Western Australia, making 45 and 100. Darling was the youngest member of the tour team. South Australia won the Sheffield Shield that year.
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