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
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.
numbers feelings leaving
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.
inspirational-sports humanity grass
From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.
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.
coming difficulty pakistan people players
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.
time
Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.
funny
Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.