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
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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.
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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.
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His throw went absolutely nowhere near where it was going.
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He looked at me for a long time and just turned and said 'Thanks', though whether that's 'Thanks, but no thanks' or 'Thanks, thanks', I don't know.
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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.
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He prepared for before the first race, so that when the race was about to start he knew everything about what was going to happen.
brain add gears
My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.
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Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.
thinking voice annoyed
But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.
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In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
sports balls slow-motion
The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.
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A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.