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He had managed, in the 14 Tests since then, 559 runs at 27.95 and 67 wickets at 24.98. He made 1 in the second before a last-wicket partnership between Davidson and Graham McKenzie of 98 yielded a defendable target. [4] According to Neil Harvey, he also was the first captain who started hosting team meetings, a procedure now followed by his successors after he retired. Benaud, Richard (Richie) (1930-2015) by Kersi Meher-Homji. [7] Benaud scored his maiden first-class century, 117 against South Australia, in the next match, two years after falling short of the milestone by seven runs. [17] Benaud went on to play in the final four Tests. [9] This was the only match he played for the second-string state team that summer. It was his first five-wicket haul in a Test innings. He was buried on April 15 in a private funeral ceremony attended only by immediate family members. Reaction to the death of former Australian cricket captain and commentator Richie Benaud, known as the 'Voice of Cricket'. [28] Benaud had contributed 246 runs at 41 and taken wickets steadily to total 18 at 26.94. However, cricketers like Shane Warne, Ian Chappell, Michael Clarke among several others visited his commemoration service on the same day. I've got a black dress hanging inside,' Marcia said, laughing. [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. [30] His fielding, in particular at gully and short leg, was consistently of a high standard, in particular his acrobatic catch to dismiss Colin Cowdrey. [44] He took 5/82 in the second innings of the Fifth Test, the fourth consecutive match in which he had taken five wickets in an innings, as Australia took a 30 series win. Richie Benaud, ace all-rounder, captain, journalist, and doyen of commentators, passed away on April 4, 2015. He ended with 3/56, the first time he had taken three wickets in a match. The great voice of cricket is no more. They were booed and heckled as they left the field and Benaud's reputation as a "go ahead" cricket captain was badly tarnished. [18][19] In another match for New South Wales against the touring team, he took a total of 5/95. [97], In 2004, Benaud starred in a series of television advertisements for the Australian Tourism Commission, aimed at promoting Australia as a tourist destination. Talking about her marriage to the onetime Australian cricket captain, Ms Benaud's eyes filled with tears and she said: 'He shouldn't have left'. [45] He had been a major contributor to the series win, scoring 329 runs at 54.83 and taking 30 wickets at 21.93, establishing himself as one of the leading leg spinners of the modern era. In November, he revealed he was being treated for skin cancer. 6 October 1930 City of Penrith: Date of death: 10 April 2015 Sydney: Manner of death: natural causes; Cause of death: cancer; Country of citizenship: Australia; Country for sport: Australia; Educated at: Parramatta High School; Occupation: cricketer; journalist; 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'. Marcia gave birth to their first son Greg in 1955, and Jeffery in 1958. In 1961 he was made an OBE for services to cricket. Death date: 10 April, 2015, Friday. ", added: "So sad to hear about the passing of Richie Benaud. Australian cricketer who led his country in 28 Test matches and later became one of the worlds most respected commentators. [7], After returning home from his first overseas tour, Benaud was prolific during the 195354 Australian season, which was purely domestic with no touring Test team. Swanton. [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. '"[116], In October 2013, Benaud crashed his vintage 1965 Sunbeam Alpine into a wall while driving near his home in Coogee, a beachside suburb in Sydney's east. Lou Benaud, who had once taken all 20 wickets in a bush match, keenly and wisely guided his two sons. South Africa. 'Not as much as when we were children. 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. Five days before their wedding and listening to the match on the radio, Marcia heard that her fianc had been struck in the lip while fielding. 'There was the odd phone call from England,' she told Daily Mail Australia. [1], Gideon Haigh described him as "perhaps the most influential cricketer and cricket personality since the Second World War. "Meeting Ivan James was a remarkable piece of luck," he wrote later; "walking into that chemist's shop in Timaru saved my bowling career. Wonderful cricketer, great captain, a master craftsman commentator and top man. After his retirement from international cricket in 1964, he became a well-known commentator on the game. SURPRISINGLY, there is a French Cricket Association. Last updated on 10 April 201510 April 2015.From the section Cricket. It was screened before Australias Test series against India last December. Recruited by Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer in the 1970s, Benaud would become a driving force behind World Series Cricket, his voice lending respectability to the breakaway professional circuit that would ultimately change the game. The couple honeymooned in Jervis Bay where, Marcia remembered with amusement, they were given a room in the naval barracks with two single beds. Greg said that in the days before cricketers were well paid ''I tried to understand that Dad didn't have a lot to spare as fare as helping us. [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. 254/-. Richie commentated regularly during the 201112 season and was part of Nine's commentating team/roster. 'I remember a time when he called from the cricket and said Sir Donald Bradman was coming over for dinner and I thought Sir Donald Bradman! The unprecedented public interest saw the Caribbean touring party farewelled with a ticker-tape parade by the Australian public. 'It's obviously been a bit of a strain over the years with Mum and Dad, but Daphne was very kind. [7] His only wicket was that of the all-rounder Trevor Bailey. This memorial website was created in memory of Richie Benaud, 84, born on October 6, 1930 and passed away on April 10, 2015. 581 Former Australia cricket captain and renowned commentator Richie Benaud has died aged 84. Shane Warne, Australia's record wicket-taker, made a particularly, said Benaud's passing was "a sad day for Australia", adding: "We have lost a cricketing champion and Australian icon. 'He told me I should cut my hair for the funeral, but not to take toomuch off,' Greg told Daily Mail Australia. This put him out of action until the last match of the season,[13] leaving him with little opportunity to impress the national selectors for his rise to international cricket. 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 . With an attacking partnership, the pair took Australia to within sight of the target. He added another fifty and ended with 250 runs at 31.25. [111], It was announced on 15 November 2009, that Benaud had signed a three-year contract with the Nine Network to continue being part of their cricket coverage until 2013, although his role would change from that of ball-by-ball commentary. Although both sons played cricket at the private boys school they attended, Barker College in Sydney's northern suburbs, neither went on to play representative cricket after school like their father and grandfather. 65/-. Gallery: Richie Benaud his life in pictures, Richard Cooke pays tribute to crickets permanent witness, From the archive The Joy of Six: Richie Benaud. [6][7] New South Wales were the dominant state at the time, and vacancies in the team were scarce, particularly as there were no Tests that season and all of the national team players were available for the whole summer. If I knew, when I was at school and playing in my early cricket days, the problems that would have come if I didnt do something about protection of the head and using sunscreens and all sorts of things like that, Id have played it differently. [110], On 18 February 2009, during a radio interview, Benaud announced that he would be retiring from television commentary. 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. [36], Benaud was awarded life membership by the New South Wales Cricket Association, but he returned it in protest in 1970 when his younger brother John was removed from the captaincy. Opening the batting, he struck 135 in 110 minutes in the second innings, including an Australian record of eleven sixes, four of them in one over. 'He likes to keep his privacy.'. [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. Benaud had been battling skin cancer and recovering from the after effects of a car accident suffered . Along with the West Indian captain Frank Worrell, Benaud's bold leadership enlivened interest in Test cricket among a public who had increasingly regarded it as boring. He was shrewd not only from the weight of experience but in the cautious way he rationed opinions. 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. [88] His final two Tests saw no fairytale finish, yielding only four wickets and 55 runs. EXCLUSIVE: Head teacher of leading grammar school is sacked for sending parents a list of striking teachers. There would be very few Australians who have not passed a summer in the company of Richie Benaud. After such an impressive playing career, he became even better known as a prolific author, columnist and commentator on cricket. 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. Richie Benaud remembered in private ceremony for friends and family, Richie Benaud dies aged 84 rolling reaction, Richie Benaud: archive match reports of his playing career, Richie Benaud: a personal reflection on a colossus of cricket, Cricket legend Richie Benaud his life in pictures. 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. Prince Andrew has 'offered to manage prestigious Royal estates including Balmoral but King Charles has told PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Yes, Madonna toyboys are fun but not if you value your dignity. The young leg spinner claimed Hassett in the second innings when a ball landed in a crack and skidded through onto his foot. 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 helped the Australian team have the attitude where they wanted to win. [24], Australia's selectors persisted and selected him for the squad to tour the West Indies in 195455. He appeared in Richie Benaud's Greatest XI, a video in which he chooses his own team. Coupled with his subtle variations in flight and angle of the delivery, he kept the batsman under constant pressure. and "That's stumps and time for a glass of something chilled". In his later career, he added the flipper, a combination of the googly and top spinner which was passed to him by Bruce Dooland. He was buried on April 15 in a private funeral ceremony attended only by immediate family members. Regular boundaries and quickly-run singles took the score to 226, a seventh-wicket partnership of 134. But that'll be no more television commentary". Then came the 1953 tour, the first of three he was to make to England as a player. It worked at once, and Benaud used it thereafter. He was also a highly regarded tactician and never lost a Test series as Australia captain, winning five and drawing two. [12] Hassett struck 179 in four hours, and took 47 runs from Benaud's seven overs. Australia had fallen to 6/92 on the final day chasing a target of 233 with Benaud and Davidson at the crease.