[4], Johnnie Moyes said "Certainly Benaud received a little help from the roughened patches, but he could do what the off-spinners could not do: he could turn the ball, mostly slowly, sometimes with more life. [7] This was part of a month-long run in which he made only 123 runs in eight innings and took only seven wickets in four matches. Then, within the year, Richie Benaud became captain of his country. [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. . Three of the Tests were drawn, Australias Bill Lawry, Bob Simpson and Ken Mackay scoring at a snails pace (matched by Geoff Pullar, Ken Barrington and Cowdrey for England). [31], The 196162 Australian season was purely a domestic one, with no touring international team. [citation needed], Benaud took over when Australian cricket was in a low phase with a young team. SURPRISINGLY, there is a French Cricket Association. [7], For the next season, England toured Australia, and with the Test players back, Benaud was initially forced out of the team. 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. He was 84 years old. 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. Australia won the series 21, and although Benaud was below his best, scoring at 21.77 and taking 23 wickets at 33.87,[29][36] the series was a success for cricket. 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. The reason for Richie Benaud death was stated that he died due to Skin cancer. The best of his career hung principally on the exhilharating Test series of 1960-61, when he captained Australia against the visiting West Indies side led by Frank Worrell. Following the divorce hearing in the NSW Supreme Court, Richie Benaud was required to pay Marcia and her sons ten pounds per week. [7] In the opening match of the season, he struck 158 and took 5/88 and 1/65 against Queensland. He came from a cricket family, with his younger brother John Benaud also going on to become an Australian Test cricketer. Benaud was born in Penrith, New South Wales, in 1930. How did Richie Benaud Die? "He was an integral part of the BBC team for decades and will be sorely missed by everyone who had the pleasure of working with him.". 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. The young leg spinner claimed Hassett in the second innings when a ball landed in a crack and skidded through onto his foot. Benaud, whose witty one-liners from the commentary box resonated far beyond. [28] Benaud had contributed 246 runs at 41 and taken wickets steadily to total 18 at 26.94. Marcia Benaud told Daily Mail Australia about her mixed emotions in the days after Richie Benaud's death on April 10 this year. In fact they have shunned it. 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. [7][11] He then finished the summer strongly, and ended the season with 811 runs at 62.38 and 35 wickets at 30.54. It was another lean series with the ball, Benaud's 17 wickets costing 40.47, the third consecutive series where his wickets cost more than 30. He was a one-off., Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. [15] Hassett allowed him to bowl only in the second innings, when nine West Indian wickets had fallen and Australia were on the verge of an inevitable victory. 'But it suited [Richie] to keep it quiet, and so that's how it was kept.'. When the time came for Richie Benaud's final departure, Greg and Jeff were given the opportunity to visit their father, and they informed Marcia who said she took the philosophical view 'that it might be God's will'. Listen to impressionist Rory Bremner paying tribute to Richie Benaud. He defined an era with conviction and sincerity.". By Andrew McGarry. Pearce's XI at Scarborough. [7], Up to this point, his first-class batting average was below 30 and his bowling average close to 40, and he had never taken more than four wickets in an innings or six in a match. The pharmacist, Ivan James, suggested a treatment with calamine lotion and boracic acid. Now Richie Benaud's first wife Marcia, who lives with one of Richie's estranged sons in a housing commission cottage, is about to have that once private life become very public. He had managed, in the 14 Tests since then, 559 runs at 27.95 and 67 wickets at 24.98. Marcia Benaud kept her surname 'for the sake of my sons. Richie Benaud died on April 10, 2015, after being diagnosed with skin cancer. It was here that Richie Benaud grew up, learning how to bowl leg breaks, googlies and topspinners under his father's watch. Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards said Benaud was "the iconic voice of our summer", while the Australian government has offered to hold a state funeral. As a captain, he never lost a Test series. After scoring 60 and 37 and taking 1/60 in an Australian XI against the South Africans following the Test, he was selected for the Second Test. Benaud's ad featured him in various scenic locations uttering his signature comment, "Marvellous!". [113][123], Benaud was buried on 15 April, in a private funeral ceremony attended only by his immediate family. Will always be remembered and admired. 1930 - 2015. [74] Benaud was the leading wicket-taker of the season with 47 at 17.97. Having helped Australia win the 1955 series in the West Indies (Benauds century in Jamaica, one of five in an innings of 758 for 8 still Australias highest total in Tests came in a mere 78 minutes), after four years and 27 Test matches it was felt at last that he truly belonged in the side. 'There was the odd phone call from England,' she told Daily Mail Australia. The decisive victory came in the fourth Test, at Old Trafford, when Benauds 6 for 70 and an unlikely Australian 54-run victory shamed England, who fell from 150 for one to 201 all out. 'It's obviously been a bit of a strain over the years with Mum and Dad, but Daphne was very kind. The selectors persisted in Benaud despite his unproductive Test performances, selecting him for the squad for the 1953 Ashes tour of England. [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. Thus, the 2005 Ashes series was the last that Benaud commentated on in Britain. He was 84. [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. But I won't be on the live commentary roster. Three years later, against the West Indies at Sydney, he first played for Australia. [49] Benaud produced an all-round performance of 46, 5/91 and 4/82 in the Fourth Test in Adelaide to take an unassailable 30 series lead and regain the Ashes,[50] before scoring 64 and match figures of 5/57 to help take the Fifth Test and a 40 series result. 'But I wasn't invited Rich asked that I not attend. [7], He took the wicket of Queensland batsman Bill Brown in his third match of the season. [37] At this stage of his career, he had yet to perform consistently with bat and ball simultaneously, apart from his breakthrough series in the Caribbean. 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. It was screened before Australias Test series against India last December. However, he did not have much success in his five games, taking only five wickets at 54.00. Against Len Huttons dominant England tourists in 1954-55 he again did little with bat or ball, just as he struggled in 1956 on his second tour of England, the Lords Test apart: having taken a memorably sharp reflex catch in the gully to dismiss Colin Cowdrey, Benaud was at his cavalier best in an innings of 97, ended by a top edge as he tried to reach his hundred in the grand manner by hooking Fred Trueman. Death date: 10 April, 2015, Friday. However, cricketers like Shane Warne, Ian Chappell, Michael Clarke among several others visited his commemoration service on the same day. It was presented to his wife. His first series as skipper was remarkable for a number of reasons. Benaud was the top wicket-taker on the tour, with 32 wickets at 19.31, and Australia's top wicket-taker in the three matches against New Zealand, with 15 wickets at 21.73. [7], The 195152 season saw a tour to Australia by the West Indies. The great voice of cricket is no more. Benaud said: "I won't be doing live commentary any more." Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, Benaud was another contender with 219 wickets, but it was Statham who broke the record (only to be overtaken by Trueman in New Zealand) and Benaud had to be content with breaking Ray Lindwall's Australian record of 228 Test wickets. Marcia Benaud's eyes misted up when she spoke about watching the tributes which flowed on TV following her late ex-husband's death in April, saying the coverage brought back sad memories of the life they had together, Muzzled: Richie Benaud, pictured in 1953, with his fiancee Marcia Lavender prior to their wedding and following an injury while he was fielding and a ball hit him in the face, causing his lip to split, but Marcia says he managed to utter a firm 'I do', Marcia Benaud (pictured with son Greg) remembered the day her then husband Richie rang up to say Sir Donald Bradman was coming over for dinner and after an initial panic over what to serve, she came up with chicken soup followed by roast chicken with salad for the legend in her Beecroft living room, Richie Benaud in his Test playing days, pictured in 1961, when he was still married to Marcia and they were bringing up two young sons, Greg, then aged six and Jeffrey, aged four, 'There was another time when the prime minister Robert Menzies invited us to have dinner with the Queen on the Britannia when it was docked in Sydney. Shane Warne, Australia's record wicket-taker, made a particularly heartfelt contribution.external-link, "Dear Richie, you were a legend on all levels and rightly so too," said Warne. While a move to preserve Benauds childhood home failed, he was honoured with a lifesize statue at the Sydney Cricket Ground, his spiritual home his actual homes having been in Sydneys Pacific-side suburb of Coogee, on the French Riviera and in London. In 1963 he became the first player to complete the Test double of 200 wickets and 2,000 runs. Lou Benaud, who had once taken all 20 wickets in a bush match, keenly and wisely guided his two sons. Coupled with his subtle variations in flight and angle of the delivery, he kept the batsman under constant pressure. He became the first player to reach 200 wickets and 2,000 runs in Test cricket, arriving at that milestone in 1963. On a green pitch, Benaud came in at 7/96 and featured in a century partnership in only an hour,[14] making 43 himself. 65/-. And despite the years since she saw the only man she ever married, Marcia Lorraine Lavender Benaud said she had watched the television tributes to her late former husband with mixed feelings. At this point, Australia had already taken an unassailable 31 series lead and decided to try out some young players. '"[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. ", Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkaraexternal-link added: "So sad to hear about the passing of Richie Benaud. She remained in the Beecroft house as the boys grew up, seeing their father 'now and again for birthdays'. I used to go to matches and even went on the Hill in Sydney when he was batting with Norm O'Neill.'. The tour included seven first-class matches, three of which were unofficial Tests. In England, Richie met Daphne Surfleet, who had worked for the English cricket writer E. W. Swanton. In his final Ashes series, in 1962-63, the tempo reverted to that of the bad old days. His career in television then took off, while his contract with the News of the World was to proceed for half a century until the paper closed in 2011. [51] Benaud contributed 132 runs at 26.4 and 31 wickets at the low average of 18.83,[29][36] as well as his shrewd and innovative captaincy. Benaud had been battling skin cancer and recovering from the after effects of a car accident suffered . [7] However, this was not enough to ensure his selection in the First Test, where he was made 12th man. The parents who fear their 11-year-olds will be scarred for life by the graphic sex education lessons that Two Insulate Britain protesters are jailed for contempt of court after they defied a judge's orders not to 'Derek fights on, it makes me fall in love with him all over again:' Kate Garraway reveals there are days French authorities fear 'narco-tourists' could flock to Normandy beaches after 'more than two tonnes of Hopes for cervical cancer vaccine after trials in mice showed it reduced tumours 80 per cent of the time. [6][46] Benaud had little prior leadership experience, and faced the task of recovering the Ashes from an England team which had arrived in Australia as favourites. [8] He contributed significantly with both bat and ball in New South Wales' Sheffield Shield triumph, the first of nine consecutive titles. He was with us as a player, journalist . [58] A further seven wickets from the captain in the Fifth Test saw Australia secure a draw and the series 21. Richie Benaud Biography Richie Benaud Networth Four years previously he had been hit in the face while batting for New South Wales 2nd XI in Melbourne. Around 150,000 deaths are registered in Australia every year, but few receive the "end of an era" tribute accorded Richie Benaud. In November, he revealed he was being treated for skin cancer. Our nation has lost an icon, he said at a media conference. 'Not as much as when we were children. When it became clear that the cricketing legend was finally about to succumb to skin cancer, Daphne contacted Jeff and Greg Benaud. He ended with 3/56, the first time he had taken three wickets in a match. The first Test of the season, against the touring South Africans, saw high drama as Australia's left arm paceman Ian Meckiff was called for throwing by Colin Egar and removed from the attack by Benaud after one over. After 28 X-rays showed nothing, it was finally diagnosed that the crater in his forehead had resulted in a skull fracture and he was sidelined for the remainder of the season,[6] since a second impact could have been fatal. 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.
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