Richie Benaud
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| Full name | Richard Benaud | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1930 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 2015 (aged 84) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Richie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder, commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 190) | 25 January 1952 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 February 1964 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1948–1964 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE (/ˈbɛnoʊ/; 6 October 1930 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian cricketer. After his retirement from international cricket in 1964, he became a well-known commentator on the game.
Early life
[change | change source]Benaud was born in Penrith, New South Wales. His parents were of French descent. He was raised in Sydney. Benaud studied at Parramatta High School.
Career
[change | change source]Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder. Along with fellow bowling all-rounder Alan Davidson, he helped Australia to be at the top of world cricket in the late 1950s and early 1960s after a slump in the early 1950s. In 1958 he became Australia's Test captain until his retirement in 1964.
Illness and death
[change | change source]In November 2014, Benaud announced that he was diagnosed with skin cancer, aged 84.[1] He died in his sleep on 10 April 2015 in Sydney.[2][3] Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott offered a state funeral for Benaud, but his family rejected the offer.[4]
Books
[change | change source]- The Way of Cricket (1961)
- A Tale of Two Tests (1962)
- Spin Me a Spinner (1963)
- The New Champions (1966)
- Willow Patterns (1969)
- Test Cricket (1982)
- World Series Cup Cricket 1981–82 (1982)
- The Hottest Summer (1983)
- The Ashes 1982–83 (1983)
- Benaud on reflection (1984)
- The Appeal of Cricket (1995)
- Anything But (1998)
- My Spin on Cricket (2005)
- Over But Not Out (2010)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Richie Benaud diagnosed with cancer Archived 2014-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, ninemsn, 10 November 2014
- ↑ "Cricket great Richie Benaud dies". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ Richie Benaud Obituary, ABC News Australia, 10 April, 2015
- ↑ "Australia offers state funeral for Richie Benaud". BBC News. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
Other websites
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Media related to Richie Benaud at Wikimedia Commons