Fans remember Richie Benaud for his famed pronunciation of '2/2/22 [59], Benaud had contributed 91 runs at 15.16 and 29 wickets at 19.59. Daphne Benaud invited sons Greg and Jeffrey to the private service, which was attended by about 20 people, before a more public wake at the Australian Golf Club. During the interview, Ms Benaud revealed details her life with Richie before she was left 'devastated' when he left her to marry his second wife, Daphne. Benaud died late on Thursday . How remorseless Stephen Bear continued his arrogant antics up until or debate this issue live on our message boards. There were good times when he was home at the family house in Beecroft, in Sydney's north. Richie Benaud: Former cricketer and broadcaster dubbed 'The voice of cricket' dies, aged 84. He added another fifty and ended with 250 runs at 31.25. His leg spin yielded ten wickets at 30.60, with a best of 4/118 in the Fourth Test in Adelaide when he was given a heavy workload, totalling 58 overs,[7] when Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller broke down during the match. 'When I heard that it was serious and Greg told me he had got [the cancer] in its bloodstream, I accepted that whatever God decided to do would be right,' she said. 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He had been seventh and eighth in the domestic run-scoring and wicket-taking aggregates for the season, but was yet to convert this into international performance. The cricketer turned broadcaster had been battling skin cancer and recovering from the after-effects of a car accident . In 1958 he became Australia's Test captain until his retirement in 1964. He had been receiving treatment for skin cancer since November. He made 140, in a seventh-wicket partnership of 255 in just 176 minutes, an Australian record that still stands. No comments have so far been submitted. [130], Last edited on 25 February 2023, at 20:19, 195455 series when England visited Australia, 196061 Test series against the visiting West Indians, 196263 saw an English team under Dexter visit Australia, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Jane McGrath Day for Breast Cancer awareness and fundraising, List of New South Wales representative cricketers, List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Richie Benaud. Afterwards, they flew to Adelaide where Richie took part in the fourth Test. At this point, Australia had already taken an unassailable 31 series lead and decided to try out some young players. RIP Richie Benaud." The 63 Test matches veteran was the first player to score 2,000 Test runs and take 200 Test wickets. He secured his place after scoring 125 against Queensland at the start of the season,[23] although his lead-up form in two matches against England for his state and an Australian XI was not encouraging. [107], Benaud commentated for the BBC TV highlights of the 200607 Ashes in Australia as part of his continuing commentary work for Australia's Nine Network. Richie Benaud's 90th birth anniversary celebrated in new Cricket Only seven runs were required with four wickets in hand as time was running short. ", Benaud married Marcia Lavender in 1953 and had two sons, Greg and Jeffery, from this marriage; he divorced Marcia in 1967. A pioneering leg-spin bowler, Benaud played in 63 Tests, 28 as captain, before retiring in 1964 to pursue a career in journalism and broadcasting. 'It was very, very difficult.'. Here is all you want to know, and more! Explore Richie Benaud's biography, personal life, family and cause of death. [9] This was the only match he played for the second-string state team that summer. Reaction to the death of former Australian cricket captain and commentator Richie Benaud, known as the 'Voice of Cricket'. After retiring, Benaud became a commentary icon, with the BBC and later for Channel 4 in the UK and also in his native Australia. Richie Benaud was an all-time great all-rounder cricketer, a crafty leg-spinner who captured 248 wickets in 63 Tests, an attacking lower-order batsman who hit one of the fastest Test centuries, a brilliant gully . A pioneering leg-spin bowler, Benaud played in 63 Tests, 28 as captain, before retiring in. Benaud stated he would spend the Northern Hemisphere summer in Britain writing, and would continue working for the Nine Network in Australia. According to Eryk Bagshaw of The Sydney Morning Herald, Benaud had been in hospice care while. [36] His batting was reliable, with 227 runs at 32.47. He was also a highly regarded tactician and never lost a Test series as Australia captain, winning five and drawing two. Greg Benaud said he and brother Jeffrey met Australian Test players, such as Alan Davidson and Arthur Morris, who his father invited round for team meetings in the garage of the Beecroft home, 'starting off with Davo leading a prayer and then they would discuss tactics and show 8mm home moves of games'. They are Richie Benaud's secret first family, whose lives are far removed from the glittering sporting career the cricket legend led in the media spotlight before his death in April. [4], On his third and final tour to England in 1961, he was hampered by damaged tendons in his right shoulder, which forced him to miss the Second Test at Lord's known as the "Battle of the Ridge". [7] As a specialist batsman, he made his first-class debut for New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground against Queensland in the New Year's match of the 194849 season. Biography - A Short Wiki "As a cricketer, commentator and as a person, you were the best there's ever been and, to top it off, an absolute gentleman. 254/-. Greg Benaud had just turned twelve and his brother Jeffrey was nine. The boys played cricket in the yard and at school, where Jeffrey made the school eleven and Greg 'started as an off break bowler and ended up as leg spin'. [126], In 2007, he was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal award evening and in 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. More surprisingly, its patron until his death was Richie . or debate this issue live on our message boards. The young leg spinner claimed Hassett in the second innings when a ball landed in a crack and skidded through onto his foot. After his retirement from international cricket in 1964, he became a well-known commentator on the game. Richie Benaud dies - aged 84: sport pays tribute - The Telegraph [109] Chris Barrie of Red Dwarf fame incorporated impressions of Benaud into his stand-up repertoire. Richie Benaud: 'Voice of cricket' dies at 84 | CNN He wrote a number of books, rather serious works written with little flourish, and there were two books about him, one by AG Moyes and a later study by Mark Browning. Australia never lost a series under the leg-spinning all-rounder's . Australia had fallen to 6/92 on the final day chasing a target of 233 with Benaud and Davidson at the crease. [4] He was appointed an OBE in that year and in 1962 was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. How Prince Harry's chat with guru who compared Hamas terrorists to Jews who battled the Nazis has appalled JAN MOIR: Goodbye Ken, the world always seemed safer with you on the airwaves, Abstaining from masturbating RAISES risk of anxiety, depression and erectile dysfunction, study warns. The world of sport reacts to the news that former Australia captain and broadcaster Richie Benaud died overnight at the age of 84. [28] Benaud had contributed 246 runs at 41 and taken wickets steadily to total 18 at 26.94. Benaud, who was appointed OBE in 1961 for services to cricket, leaves a wife of 48 years, Daphne, and two children from his first marriage. 581 Former Australia cricket captain and renowned commentator Richie Benaud has died aged 84. [29][36], Benaud took part in Australia's tour of New Zealand from February to March 1957. 2. Ms Benaud said Richie hadkept in touch with their sons, but as the years went by they 'didn't see him as often'. Marcia Lavender was a shorthand typist from Strathfield in Sydney's inner west and working at a chartered accountants office in Sydney's CBD where young cricketer Richie Benaud was trying to make a career. The well-groomed couple divided their time between their apartment in the Sydney beach suburb of Coogee, their house in France and five star hotels near the cricketing grounds of England as he pursued his broadcasting career. Some famous Benaud phrases and one-liners: "It's gone straight into the confectionary stall and out again"", "And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just ninety-eight runs short of his century", Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards said Benaud was "the iconic voice of our summer", while the Australian government has. [127], In November 2015, Benaud became an honouree at Bradman Foundation, having been a long-serving patron in his life. His career in television then took off, while his contract with the News of the World was to proceed for half a century until the paper closed in 2011. Richie Benaud - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) [7], In his early career, Benaud was a batting all-rounder, marked by a looping backlift which made him suspect against fast bowling but allowed him to have a wide attacking stroke range. [58] A further seven wickets from the captain in the Fifth Test saw Australia secure a draw and the series 21. Read about our approach to external linking. Benaud struck exactly 100 in the first innings, before taking 4/70 in South Africa's reply. Time and again he and fellow bowler Alan Davidson took the opposition by storm, and the Australians, led by 22-year-old Ian Craig, finished the tour unbeaten. Benaud returned and scored 37 and took a total of 2/68 in the final match, ending the season with 184 runs at 36.80 and 11 wickets at 34.63. Benaud had an ineffective match with the ball, taking 1/162. On a green pitch which was struck by a downpour on the opening day, Benaud's spin was not used by Arthur Morris, and he failed to make an impression with the bat in his only innings, scoring only two. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Swanton. [8] He contributed significantly with both bat and ball in New South Wales' Sheffield Shield triumph, the first of nine consecutive titles. [119] He died in his sleep on 10 April 2015. Cause of Richie Benaud death. Australian Cricket Commentator Richie Benaud Dies at 84 | Time Marcia remembers making the salads for the West Indies team, with Richie cooking on the barbecue he had made himself from Besser blocks, and legends including Everton Weekes, Garfield Sobers, Wes Hall and Frank Worrell standing around in the back yard. [108], Benaud's distinctive speaking style has been frequently parodied on the Australian comedy series Comedy Inc. and The Twelfth Man. His instinctive, aggressive captaincy and daring approach to cricket and his charismatic nature and public relations ability revitalised cricket interest in Australia. Gallery: Richie Benaud his life in pictures, Richard Cooke pays tribute to crickets permanent witness, From the archive The Joy of Six: Richie Benaud. Flags flew at half-mast at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Benauds home as a first-class cricketer for New South Wales, and flowers were laid at his statue at the venue. The opener at Brisbane delivered the thrill of crickets first tied Test match. (Adds reaction) SYDNEY, April 10 (Reuters) - Reaction to the death of former Australian cricket captain and commentator Richie Benaud, known as the 'Voice of Cricket'. But he was a survivor, even if his friendship with Bradman never quite recovered from that cricket civil war. Six further wickets in the drawn Third Test saw Benaud end the series with 84 runs at 28 and 18 wickets at 21.11. Benaud was given a chance against the visiting team when New South Wales played them in Sydney after the First Test. His voice was even more present than the chirping of the cicadas in our suburbs and towns and that voice, tragically, is now still., British prime minister David Cameron said: I grew up listening to Richie Benauds wonderful cricket commentary. Benaud had a heavy load in the match, taking 8/199 after Davidson tore a hamstring mid-match. Richie Benaud obituary | Richie Benaud | The Guardian He led from the front with his bowling, taking match figures of 7/112 in his debut as captain as Australia claimed the First Test in Brisbane. But I won't be on the live commentary roster. Benaud retired from international cricket in 1964 and turned to full-time cricket journalism and commentary, for which he already had runs on the board with the BBC. What an innings. In all he missed a third of the matches due to injury. Lou Benaud, who had once taken all 20 wickets in a bush match, keenly and wisely guided his two sons. Soon after television came to Australia he appeared in a commercial, tending his garden with a Victa lawnmower. Benaud embraced his players when opposition wickets fell, something that was uncommon at the time. [11] He scored 20 not out and was not called on to bowl in the second innings. But he had been a distinguished performer for Australia on the cricket field himself, playing for his country for 12 years until 1964. 'There was the odd phone call from England,' she told Daily Mail Australia. He finished the innings with 6/70. The selectors persisted in Benaud despite his unproductive Test performances, selecting him for the squad for the 1953 Ashes tour of England. [4] Educated at Parramatta High School, Benaud made his first grade debut for Cumberland at age 16, primarily as a batsman. Benaud did not bowl Meckiff from the other end, and at the end of the match Meckiff announced his retirement. The matter will return to court on December 4. Greg said he did not wish to discuss his brother Jeff, who is married with no children and is believed to have worked in marketing. Within the year he had spun his way to a further 47 wickets in eight Tests in Pakistan and India, and all was set for what was perceived as a world championship contest against the visiting West Indies team. Three years later, against the West Indies at Sydney, he first played for Australia. Asked whether that was sad for her, Marcia said: 'I've accepted it'. Abbott described him as the voice of cricket. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. Legendary Australian cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died. [8], Relegated to the Second XI after this match, he was struck in the head above the right eye by a ball from Jack Daniel while batting against Victoria in Melbourne, having missed an attempted hook. The first Test of the season, against the touring South Africans, saw high drama as Australia's left arm paceman Ian Meckiff was called for throwing by Colin Egar and removed from the attack by Benaud after one over. Four years previously he had been hit in the face while batting for New South Wales 2nd XI in Melbourne. [103], The idea for what became his trademarkwearing a cream or white jacket during live commentarycame from Channel 9 owner Kerry Packer, who suggested the look to help Benaud stand out from the rest of the commentary team. Richie Benaud Cause of Death, How did Richie Benaud Die? He loved winning. 'It was a 6pm wedding. [113][123], Benaud was buried on 15 April, in a private funeral ceremony attended only by his immediate family. Benaud was the top wicket-taker on the tour, with 32 wickets at 19.31, and Australia's top wicket-taker in the three matches against New Zealand, with 15 wickets at 21.73. In his three Tests he averaged just three runs with the bat scoring 15 runs over five innings and took two wickets for 174 before ending the long tour in glory with 135 in a festival match at a crowded Scarborough ground, hitting 11 sixes to equal the world record at that time. [12] Hassett struck 179 in four hours, and took 47 runs from Benaud's seven overs. Australian cricketer who led his country in 28 Test matches and later became one of the worlds most respected commentators. [72], During England's chase on the final afternoon it became apparent that, with Ted Dexter scoring quickly, Australia would lose the Test unless England were bowled out. ", Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycottexternal-link said: "Farewell Richie Benaud. He ended the series with 200 runs at 25 and eight wickets at 42.5. 65/-. BBC Radio 5 live pays tribute to Richie Benaud. Following the divorce hearing in the NSW Supreme Court, Richie Benaud was required to pay Marcia and her sons ten pounds per week. Category:Richie Benaud - Wikimedia Commons [97], In 2004, Benaud starred in a series of television advertisements for the Australian Tourism Commission, aimed at promoting Australia as a tourist destination. I've got a black dress hanging inside,' Marcia said, laughing. Greg remembers him filing newspaper stories down the phone to copytakers and instructing them to wait until he read it back, 'reading it back on 5-4-3-2-1'. [16] He suffered a smashed gum and a severely cut top lip when a square cut by John Waite in the Third Test against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground hit him in the face while he was fielding at short gully.

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