Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud
Richard "Richie" Benaud, OBEwas an Australian cricketer who, after his retirement from international cricket in 1964, became a highly regarded commentator on the game...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth6 October 1930
CityPenrith, Australia
CountryAustralia
game picking seen
I've been picking around with the game now for some time, but I've never seen anything like this -
changed cricket happened strong
Cricket has changed for the better ... it's because of what happened then, cricket is so strong now.
game great maybe playing
And who knows, maybe one day they'll be playing the great game up there.
absolutely loved moment thank
Thank you for having me. It's been absolutely marvelous. I've loved every moment of it.
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Well, Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level ? but those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.
mindset stay
Let's just say that at 74 I'm in the mindset that, having been free-to-air, I want to stay free-to-air.
anyone ear saying sorts whispering
Because out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it yourself.
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We first met during the formation of World Series cricket. There was never anything mundane or orthodox about him. At the meeting I had with him, the thing that struck me most was that he was concerned only with the players. It was his job to put (the poor state of cricket) right, and put it right he did. He was absolutely brilliant.
australia matched series teams
But now that the series has been decided, the teams were well matched but Australia got a surprise.
funny
Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.
time
Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.
creeps means term
'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.
coming difficulty pakistan people players
I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the same way as India and Pakistan players find it difficult coming to Australia. People sometimes have difficulty believing that.
gone stand straight
....and that's gone straight into the confectionary stand and out again!!