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
summer holiday australia
Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far as to say, marvellous.
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When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!
sports skills luck
Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.
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The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.
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Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, ‘marvellous’.
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It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to 1999 without feeling a certain number of pangs.