The incomparable Richie Benaud has passed away. The man who probably has seen more live Cricket than anyone else – more than 500 Test matches by one count – has taken his place in the Eternal Commentary Box up there.
Richie Beanud bowled leg-spin in 63 Tests he played, 28 of them as captain, before retiring in 1964 to pursue a career in journalism and broadcasting. Benaud was the first man to achieve 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test Cricket. He was also a brilliant tactical skipper and never lost a Test series, winning five and drawing two.
To me his best ever line was ‘And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just ninety-eight runs short of his century’.
RIP Richie Benaud.
Richie Beanud bowled leg-spin in 63 Tests he played, 28 of them as captain, before retiring in 1964 to pursue a career in journalism and broadcasting. Benaud was the first man to achieve 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test Cricket. He was also a brilliant tactical skipper and never lost a Test series, winning five and drawing two.
To me his best ever line was ‘And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just ninety-eight runs short of his century’.
RIP Richie Benaud.
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