Richie Benaud died on April 10, 2015, after being diagnosed with skin cancer. He scored 47 not out and took 3/37 in an innings win over Queensland. Richie Benaud died on April 10, 2015, after being diagnosed with skin cancer. He was the accompaniment of an Australian summer, his voice was even more present than the chirping of the cicadas in our suburbs and towns, and that voice, tragically, is now still. The cricketer turned broadcaster had been battling skin cancer and recovering from the after-effects of a car accident . [31] In 1967, he married his second wife, Daphne Surfleet, who had worked for the English cricket writer E. W. He spent two weeks in hospital for the surgery. [31] He was unable to maintain the standards he had set in the West Indies, contributing little apart from the Lord's Test. Ritchie Benaud pictured in 2004, when he was commentating for Channel 4. He ended the series with 200 runs at 25 and eight wickets at 42.5. [7], In the next Shield match against Victoria, led by Australian captain Lindsay Hassett, Benaud came in for attack. Catches/ stumpings. [84][85] The draw meant that the series was shared 11, the first time he had drawn a series after five successive wins. 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. Australian Test captain Michael Clarke said Benaud was a gentleman who played cricket in the right spirit. [73] Benaud had a poor series with the bat, scoring 45 runs at 9, but was more successful with the ball, taking 15 wickets at 32.53. She said that after their split, Richie Benaud had preferred to keep his past quiet and that she was not encouraged to call 'Coogee', the name she used to refer to Richie and Daphne Benaud when they were in Sydney at their apartment. Lou Benaud, who had once taken all 20 wickets in a bush match, keenly and wisely guided his two sons. He keeps him pinned down, probing and probing until the victim is well and truly enmeshed. According to Eryk Bagshaw of The Sydney Morning Herald, Benaud had been in hospice care while. Will always be remembered and admired. 'I watched all the broadcasts. 'Our story is one of hope': Conjoined twins who made history as first EVER pair survive to separation As Charles Bronson faces a parole hearing on Monday Will Britain's most violent prisoner soon be painting Is this Britain's most despicable man? Benaud died late on Thursday . He was 84 years old. Wedding bells: Pretty young typist Marcia Lavender pictured after marrying Richie Benaud in January 1953, days after Benaud had been hit in the mouth during a Test match against South Africa and had trouble kissing the bride because of the stitches in his lip, Second love: Following Richie Benaud's divorce from first wife Marcia in March 1976, he married English secretary Daphne Surfleet in July (pictured on their wedding day) and there began a romance and partnership which ended only with his death in April from cancer, Daphne and Richie Benaud (pictured in 2005) travelled the world with his international cricket commentating career, and thought he saw his sons infrequently, his eldest Greg, said Daphne and been 'kind and fair over the years'. The great voice of cricket is no more. Its one of those things in life: you live and learn as you go along.. With an attacking partnership, the pair took Australia to within sight of the target. 'It's 39 years since I spoke to or saw him, except on TV,' she said. "Meeting Ivan James was a remarkable piece of luck," he wrote later; "walking into that chemist's shop in Timaru saved my bowling career. A veteran of 63 Test matches,. [62] He took 4/107 in a seven-wicket victory in Melbourne,[63] before the West Indies levelled the series with a 22-run win in Sydney. Richie Benaud. His performances in South Africa in 1957-58 reinforced that belief. Richard Benaud OBE (/bno/; 6 October 1930 10 April 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales and the Australia national cricket team. [91] In 196768 he captained a Commonwealth team against Pakistan, playing in his last five first-class fixtures. Over the first years of their marriage, Benaud would tour overseas with the Australian cricket team to the West Indies, England, India, Pakistan and South Africa. I know Mum found it difficult to live on ten pounds a week. 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After attending Parramatta high school, Richie made his New South Wales debut on the final day of 1948. [31], The 196162 Australian season was purely a domestic one, with no touring international team. ", Benaud married Marcia Lavender in 1953 and had two sons, Greg and Jeffery, from this marriage; he divorced Marcia in 1967. 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. He was known for his unbuttoned shirt, and raised eyebrows with his on-field exuberance. The selectors persisted in Benaud despite his unproductive Test performances, selecting him for the squad for the 1953 Ashes tour of England. [29][36], When Ian Craig fell ill at the start of the 195859 season, Benaud was promoted to the captaincy ahead of vice-captain Neil Harvey. After retiring, Benaud became a commentary icon, with the BBC and later for Channel 4 in the UK and also in his native Australia. But he was a survivor, even if his friendship with Bradman never quite recovered from that cricket civil war. R ichie Benaud, Australia's legendary cricket captain and commentator, died in Sydney on Friday, his family said. They brought back all the old memories, sad ones. In addition to his accurate probing consistency, he possessed a well-disguised googly and topspinner which tricked many batsmen and yielded him many wickets. Here is all you want to know, and more! A petite and gracious lady with a merry laugh and a gentle demeanour, Marcia Benaud has lived a 'contented' life a world apart from the public life Richie Benaud led with second wife Daphne. Abbott described him as the voice of cricket. But he had been a distinguished performer for Australia on the cricket field himself, playing for his country for 12 years until 1964. 'We have been comfortable and had a contented life here,' she said. "[2] In his review of Benaud's autobiography Anything But, Sri Lankan cricket writer Harold de Andrado wrote: "Richie Benaud possibly next to Sir Don Bradman has been one of the greatest cricketing personalities as player, researcher, writer, critic, author, organiser, adviser and student of the game."[3]. The matter will return to court on December 4. Often bare-headed, and a somewhat stooping, rangy figure at the crease, he cracked a century in both the Johannesburg Tests, averaged 54 in the series, and took 30 wickets at a rate of just under 22 runs each in the five Tests. But that'll be no more television commentary". This included figures of 2/70 and 4/90 against the touring Following his retirement from international cricket in 1964, Benaud became a highly regarded commentator on the game. Final respects: Greg Benaud (pictured) dressed for his father's funeral in April, for which Greg said Richie had given him some advice before he died to 'get a haircut, but don't take too much off'. 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. Do not sell or share my personal information. Then came the 1953 tour, the first of three he was to make to England as a player. [80][81][82] Benaud returned to form with match figures of 5/142 and 57 in the Fifth Test at Sydney,[83] which ended in a draw when Benaud ordered Bill Lawry and Peter Burge to play out the last afternoon for a draw that would retain the Ashes. Only seven runs were required with four wickets in hand as time was running short. Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2007. The Cricket Player, Journalist Richie Benaud passed away at the age of 92. 'Not as much as when we were children. After scoring 44 and taking 2/66 in the opening first-class match against Worcestershire, the all-rounder starred in his next match, against Yorkshire. [38] Early in the tour, when the team visited Timaru to pay a minor match, Benaud went to a pharmacy to see if he could get something to soothe his spinning-fingers, which had been torn by his spinning action for many years. Benaud had a heavy load in the match, taking 8/199 after Davidson tore a hamstring mid-match. After the 1956 Ashes tour in England, he completed a BBC training course while still a player, marking the beginning of a 40-year association with the corporation. [7], The 195152 season saw a tour to Australia by the West Indies. [64][65] In Adelaide, with Davidson absent, Benaud bowled long spells to take match figures of 7/207 in addition to a score of 77 in the first innings. EXCLUSIVE: Head teacher of leading grammar school is sacked for sending parents a list of striking teachers. Richie Benaud, who has died aged 84, was perhaps best known latterly for his work as a global cricket commentator, with his distinctive voice, familiar fixed gaze, prominent bottom lip and. His success was based on his ability to attack, his tactical boldness and his ability to extract more performance from his players, in particular Davidson. He said of her, "She improved my love of vegetables by introducing the phrase, 'You can't go out and play cricket until you have eaten all your vegetables. 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. [55] Benaud had less of an impact on the next two Tests, which Australia lost and drew, totaling 6/244. He was 84. Marcia Benaud spoke of her past with Richie with laughter and tears, but said although she believed he should have never left their marriage she has made a life of contentment, politely responding that she was 'the first wife' if people asked about her name, Richie Benaud, pictured shaking the hand of Queen Elizabeth II, before the start of play during his Test cricket years, which his first wife Marcia said led to some delightful occasions, including her invitation to dine with the Queen on the Britannia when in Sydney. That TV commentary style lent itself to much mimicry, and his pronouncements, carefully rationed, were widely regarded as gospel. He loved winning. [47] Benaud's men won the Second Test,[48] before he took 5/83 and 4/94 in the drawn Third Test. Benaud, born in Penrith, New South Wales, enjoyed a successful career as a wily leg-spin bowler and middle-order batsman. Fred Trueman with 216 Test wickets and Brian Statham with 229 were poised to overtake the record of 236 Test wickets set by the assistant-manager Alec Bedser. It was his first five-wicket haul in a Test innings. Benaud's highest Test score of 122 was made against South Africa, His best Test bowling effort of 7 for 72 was against, He captained Australia in 28 Tests: 12 wins, 11 draws, 1 tie, 4 losses. He played three Tests against South Africa in 1963-64 under his successor as captain, Simpson, whacking a memorable 90 on his home ground, Sydney, having calmly endured the trauma at the start of the season of captaining for the last time while his key fast bowler, Ian Meckiff, was repeatedly called by umpire Colin Egar for throwing. [106], Benaud became a staunch advocate of cricket being available on free-to-view TV. It worked at once, and Benaud used it thereafter. Australia had fallen to 6/92 on the final day chasing a target of 233 with Benaud and Davidson at the crease. Harvey and Benaud had been captains of their respective states until Harvey moved in the same season for employment purposes from Victoria to New South Wales and became Benaud's deputy. He ended with 3/56, the first time he had taken three wickets in a match. But I will be doing all sorts of, what I regard as, interesting things for Channel Nine on the cricketspecial features on the cricket". He was the mainstay in Australian cricket television commentary until the past two summers - a car accident in 2013 sidelined him before he announced in November last year that he was fighting skin cancer. Benaud embraced his players when opposition wickets fell, something that was uncommon at the time. South Africa. He helped the Australian team have the attitude where they wanted to win. [110], On 18 February 2009, during a radio interview, Benaud announced that he would be retiring from television commentary. SURPRISINGLY, there is a French Cricket Association. He showed the prowess of his captaincy during a 1960-61 Test series against West Indies, that had seemed to have bagged the first Test as Australia struggled at 92/6 when chasing a target of 233. In his final Ashes series, in 1962-63, the tempo reverted to that of the bad old days. He took 18 wickets in these matches, including 3/20 and 3/37 against Oxford University, 5/13 against Minor Counties and 4/38 against Hampshire. [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. [9] This was the only match he played for the second-string state team that summer. [7] However, this was not enough to ensure his selection in the First Test, where he was made 12th man. Marcia Benaud said she had not seen her former husband Richie (pictured in the West Indies in 1991) for 39 years 'except on TV', 'I enjoyed cricket, even though Richie said I didn't like it. [128] After rain interrupted the 2016 SCG Test against West Indies, the second day unofficially became Richie Benaud Day as 501 Benaud impersonators stayed at the SCG, which is a day before the annual Jane McGrath Day for Breast Cancer awareness and fundraising, which was again rained out.[129]. A personal letter from Richie Benaud to a young English leg-spinner almost 20 years ago has emerged as a touching example of the great cricketer's personal qualities and deep respect for his fans. He was also a highly regarded tactician and never lost a Test series as Australia captain, winning five and drawing two. Wonderful cricketer, great captain, a master craftsman commentator and top man. In 1958 he became Australia's Test captain until his retirement in 1964. 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. 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. The opener at Brisbane delivered the thrill of crickets first tied Test match. Up to this point, in seven matches for the season, the young all-rounder had only scored 307 runs at 27.90 and taken ten wickets at 64.80. Australia needed six runs from the final over, in which Benaud was caught and the last two wickets fell to run outs while attempting the winning run. Benaud was born in Penrith, New South Wales, in 1930. Greg said that instead of cricket he chose to study architecture after leaving school in 1972, but never finished his degree 'for various reasons I can't talk about' said he had 'worked at various things, any job'. Richie Benaud, 1959. [105] It was also emulated by New Zealand broadcaster John Campbell.
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