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
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.
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.
crowd great keen kerry known less life today
He would have been keen about the crowd here today - a packed house. Kerry was a great character, a really great character, so my life would have been less interesting without having known him all those years.
knew prepared race start
He prepared for before the first race, so that when the race was about to start he knew everything about what was going to happen.
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.
fabulous bowling shane
He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.
needs levels conventions
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.
media play each-day
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.
keys insult economy
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.
australia jam tyres
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.
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.
bowl bruce hire hold level music worse worst
Well, 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.