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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In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
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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.
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From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.
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The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.
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Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.
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Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.
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The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre shop or Blenkinsop's jam. They simply can't do that. And in Australia, occasionally I have to take action.
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Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.
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The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.
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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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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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He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.
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When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.