Richie Benaud
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.
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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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Early life
changeBenaud 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
changeBenaud 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
changeIn 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- 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- ↑ 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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