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
changed cricket happened strong
Cricket has changed for the better ... it's because of what happened then, cricket is so strong now.
way cricket australian
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’.
best cricket last watched
The last two years have been the best cricket I've watched in 57 years,
disagree people saying series shades
It's my view, and people may disagree with it, that this series shades that tour. And that's saying something.
attention crazy pay reading summer
I keep reading it is too long a summer but we keep having sell-outs at the matches. I think it would be crazy to pay too much attention to suggestions we need to shorten the summer.
absolutely concerned job meeting met mundane orthodox poor series state struck
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.
game great maybe playing
And who knows, maybe one day they'll be playing the great game up there.
game picking seen
I've been picking around with the game now for some time, but I've never seen anything like this -
gone stand straight
....and that's gone straight into the confectionary stand and out again!!
absolutely loved moment thank
Thank you for having me. It's been absolutely marvelous. I've loved every moment of it.
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.
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.
good
He's usually a good puller - but he couldn't get it up that time.
australia matched series teams
But now that the series has been decided, the teams were well matched but Australia got a surprise.