[70][71] With the series balanced at 11, the Fourth Test at Old Trafford initially brought no improvement, with Benaud scoring 2 and taking 0/80 in the first innings. In England, Richie met Daphne Surfleet, who had worked for the English cricket writer E. W. Swanton. 'I would have liked to have gone [to the funeral]. I made chicken soup and we had roast chicken and salad. Midway through the season, he played in Morris's XI in a testimonial match for Hassett, who captained the other team. [19] Even so, he was promoted to vice-captain above several senior players when Ian Johnson and Keith Miller missed the 2nd Test at Sydney through injury and Arthur Morris was made temporary captain. His Australian cricket television commentary continued until it was brought to a halt by a car accident in 2013 and shortly afterwards he announced that he had skin cancer a legacy, he suspected, of his bareheaded days on the field. Benaud led his country. [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 retired from international cricket in 1964 and turned to full-time cricket journalism and commentary, for which he already had runs on the board with the BBC. In 1958 he became Australia's Test captain until his retirement in 1964. [52] He took four wickets in a Second Test in Lahore that sealed the series 20,[53] the last time Australia would win a Test in Pakistan until Mark Taylor's men in 1998, 37 years later. ', Home territory: Richie Benaud was the king of the commentary box and at complete ease on cricket grounds around the world including the SCG (above), but as he forged his international commentary career he saw less of his two sons by first wife Marcia, Marcia Benaud said: 'I was at the stage where I preferred to be happy with a little, than rich and unhappy and so I accepted it and I haven't seen him since that day in court.'. [7] Death date: 10 April, 2015, Friday. This memorial website was created in memory of Richie Benaud, 84, born on October 6, 1930 and passed away on April 10, 2015. Then came the 1953 tour, the first of three he was to make to England as a player. [100] He vacated the commentary booth when New Zealand was about to clinch a test victory at Lord's in 1999, allowing former New Zealand captain-turned-commentator Ian Smith to call the famous victory of his compatriots. The world of sport reacts to the news that former Australia captain and broadcaster Richie Benaud died overnight at the age of 84. [31] In 1967, he married his second wife, Daphne Surfleet, who had worked for the English cricket writer E. W. [9] This was the only match he played for the second-string state team that summer. When, a few months later in England, Benaud took veteran Ray Lindwalls advice and bowled his leg-spin around the wicket into the rough, when all seemed lost in the Old Trafford Test, his wicket-taking that afternoon ensured that Australia retained the Ashes and raised the captain close to sainthood in the estimation of his team and his country. [93] Benaud was regarded as one of the finest close-fielders of his era, either at gully or in a silly position. It was his first five-wicket haul in a Test innings. [99], He openly criticised the actions by the Chappell brothers (Trevor and Greg) in the post-match reaction to the underarm bowling incident of 1981, proving his moral integrity far outweighed his unconditional patriotism for Australia. By Andrew McGarry. [5] Lou later moved to Parramatta region in western Sydney, and played for Cumberland. He was also a highly regarded tactician and never lost a Test series as Australia captain, winning five and drawing two. But I won't be on the live commentary roster. [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. Their faith was rewarded by an improvement in performances. We'd have baked dinners on a Sunday at their houses.'. One of Benauds last public contributions was a touching voiceover tribute to Phillip Hughes, who died when struck by a bouncer in November 2014. In the case of the latter, comedian Billy Birmingham's impersonations of Benaud on The Twelfth Man comedy recordings have become very successful, spanning more than twenty years. [97], After retiring from playing in 1964, Benaud turned to full-time cricket journalism and commentary, dividing his time between Britain (where he worked for the BBC for many years before joining Channel 4 in 1999), and Australia (for the Nine Network). [7], Despite this, Benaud was chosen for his Test debut in the Fifth Test against the West Indies in 195152 in Sydney. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Richie Benaud's Death - Cause and Date Born (Birthday) Oct 6, 1930 Death Date April 10, 2015 Age of Death 84 years Cause of Death Skin Cancer Profession Cricket Player The cricket player Richie Benaud died at the age of 84. At Adelaide, a nation was brought to a standstill during a long, pulsating last-wicket stand between Ken Mackay and the near-hopeless No 11 Lindsay Kline as they secured an unlikely draw for Australia. A strong England party, led by Peter May, were widely expected to retain the Ashes. She remained in the Beecroft house as the boys grew up, seeing their father 'now and again for birthdays'. 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. [88] His final two Tests saw no fairytale finish, yielding only four wickets and 55 runs. He ended the series with 200 runs at 25 and eight wickets at 42.5. "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.". On Channel 4's live commentary, Benaud often made sarcastic comments regarding the advertisement of Desktop Richie. [29][36] The first two seasons of the Benaud captaincy had been a resounding success, with Australia winning eight, drawing four and losing only one Test. Selected as a batsman who could bowl, he had totalled 309 runs at 15.45 without passing 50, and taken 23 wickets at 37.87 with only two four-wicket innings hauls. 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The chairman of selectors, Sir Donald Bradman, made it clear that he was keen to see Test cricket rescued from a period of dull introversion, and the two captains approached the series in a positive frame of mind. Marcia was to live in the house at Beecroft until 2002, when she sold it and gave the profits to her two sons and moved into the housing cottage on the Central Coast with Greg. [59], Benaud had contributed 91 runs at 15.16 and 29 wickets at 19.59. Link to video: Richie Benaud became a household name for a whole new generation when he moved from the oval to the commentary box. 'I watched all the broadcasts. 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 death of Richie Benaud has reverberated around the world after news broke on Friday morning of the former Australia cricket captain's death at the age of 84. Benaud struck exactly 100 in the first innings, before taking 4/70 in South Africa's reply. Swanton. EXCLUSIVE: Head teacher of leading grammar school is sacked for sending parents a list of striking teachers. [127], In November 2015, Benaud became an honouree at Bradman Foundation, having been a long-serving patron in his life. Benaud had a heavy load in the match, taking 8/199 after Davidson tore a hamstring mid-match. 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. 'Dad had two families to look after and back in the day when Mum was awarded custody, it was the law brought down in the Supreme Court rather than the family court that we lived with Mum and saw Dad once a fortnight,' Greg said. CNN Former Australia cricket captain and legendary broadcaster Richie Benaud has died at the age of 84. [7] He was selected for an Australian XI match against England, in what was effectively a trial for Test selection, but suffered a chipped bone in his thumb. As per theguardian.com, Richie Benaud's Cause of Death was revealed that he died of Skin cancer. This was exhibited in the 196061 Test series against the visiting West Indians, in which the grounds were packed to greater levels than they are today despite Australia's population doubling since then. 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. He was buried on April 15 in a private funeral ceremony attended only by immediate family members. Jeffrey Benaud is not involved in the court action Marcia and Greg Benaud have taken against Daphne Benaud in the Supreme Court. It worked at once, and Benaud used it thereafter. Richie Benaud dies aged 84 - rolling reaction The former Australia cricket captain and commentator, who played 63 Test matches, has died at the age of 84 Updated 9 Apr 2015 9 Apr 2015 Flags. He was attacked by the touring batsmen, taking 1/75 from 16.5 overs in his first outing against an international outfit. 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. [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. [92], During Benaud's captaincy, Australia did not lose a series, and became the dominant team in world cricket. [17] Benaud went on to play in the final four Tests. She kept me informed so that I knew when Dad was sick. ", "Well, the answer to that", Benaud replied, "If there is, as there always can be, some emergency or a sensational happening on or off the field where it would be quite ridiculous not to go into the commentary box, of course I'll be in there doing my job and doing it as professionally as I can. [91] In 196768 he captained a Commonwealth team against Pakistan, playing in his last five first-class fixtures. R ichie Benaud, Australia's legendary cricket captain and commentator, died in Sydney on Friday, his family said. [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]. [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. Richie Benaud was a pioneering leg-spin bowler In the memorial booklet, Benaud's family described him as "a special person who means so much to each of us in many different ways". Australia's chances of winning looked remote when they reached tea at 6/109 with 124 runs still required with only the tailenders to follow. 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. This included figures of 2/70 and 4/90 against the touring Afterwards, they flew to Adelaide where Richie took part in the fourth Test. The next season saw the last of Benaud on the field of play, apart from some later charity matches and light-hearted private tours. However, cricketers like Shane Warne, Ian Chappell, Michael Clarke among several others visited his commemoration service on the same day. In 2017, the Australian Mint issued a 50-cent coin commemorating Benaud. But that extraordinary five-match encounter produced electrifying batsmanship, and bowling that was less concerned with shutting the game down than keeping it moving. [10] He had more success with the bat, scoring 93 and narrowly missing a century against South Australia. Marcia Benaud pictured with elder son Greg, then aged 18 months, on Umina Beach in 1956. Explore Richie Benaud's biography, personal life, family and cause of death. [124], Benaud was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 for services to cricket. Australia never lost a series under the leg-spinning all-rounder's . Following his retirement from international cricket in 1964, Benaud became a highly regarded commentator on the game. [113][123], Benaud was buried on 15 April, in a private funeral ceremony attended only by his immediate family. When it became clear that the cricketing legend was finally about to succumb to skin cancer, Daphne contacted Jeff and Greg Benaud. Benaud had been battling skin cancer and recovering from the after effects of a car accident suffered . 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Marcia Benaud kept her surname 'for the sake of my sons. They were different times and it was the right thing to do for them.'. Now an 85-year-old pensioner, Marcia Benaud hadn't seen Richie Benaud since the 1970s when he was contesting the maintenance paid to support her and their sons. 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. 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. While a heart attack was the cause of Warne's death while holidaying in Thailand, Healy revealed that he feared the spin king would succumb to another health issue. 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. 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. [7] He was recalled immediately for the Fourth Test, but was dropped for the Fifth after managing seven runs in his only innings and going wicketless. He loved winning. The unprecedented public interest saw the Caribbean touring party farewelled with a ticker-tape parade by the Australian public. Then, within the year, Richie Benaud became captain of his country. [105] It was also emulated by New Zealand broadcaster John Campbell. In a one-off Test against Pakistan in Karachi, he scored 56 and took 1/36 as Australia fell to defeat. But he chose to study architecture over cricket, although not finishing his degree, Marcia Benaud (pictured in the garden of her Central Coast home) said following the end of her marriage to Richie Benaud, the cricketing great preferred to keep his past quiet and contact with their famous Dad became less frequent as they got older, Richie and Marcia Benaud pictured with their two sons, Jeffrey (left) and Greg (centre) in the early 1960s during the early days of his Test career at a time when cricketers earned little reward and Benaud had do advertisements to pay for keeping a family. Benaud was born in Penrith, New South Wales, in 1930. Benaud led New South Wales throughout a dominant season, winning the Sheffield Shield with 64 of the 80 possible points. Marcia gave birth to their first son Greg in 1955, and Jeffery in 1958. 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. As the great cricketing icon toured the world with Daphne, dividing their timebetween their beachside Sydney apartment, their house in France and luxury hotels in England, Marcia claims that on more than one occasion she had to challenge Richie in court about payments for their two sons. He made 124 runs at 20.66, making double figures in four of seven innings, but was unable to capitalise on his starts, with a top score of 45. [78] Benaud started the series with seven wickets and a half century as the First Test in Brisbane was drawn. Benaud was cementing his position and was in the senior team for four consecutive matches even with the Test players available. [84][85] The draw meant that the series was shared 11, the first time he had drawn a series after five successive wins. Someone asked me, "Does that mean you'll never again go into the commentary box? Her son Greg told Daily Mail Australia that the pretty young brunette was 'one of Sydney's top three beauties', but Marcia passes that off, laughing, as 'nonsense'. 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. [4] Benaud took 5/72 and scored 43 in the First Test,[86] but then injured himself in a grade match, so Bob Simpson captained the team for the Second Test and won the match in Benaud's absence. [76], In another match against Victoria, he ordered his team to attempt to score 404 on the final day to take an unlikely victory in accordance with a promise to score at 400 per day. His final commentary came near the end of the final day of the Fifth Test at the Oval. He justified their decision prior to the team's departure, scoring 167 not out and taking match figures of 7/137 for the touring team against a Tasmania Combined XI, his wickets including Test batsmen Miller, Ian Craig and Neil Harvey. Benaud, Richard (Richie) (1930-2015) by Kersi Meher-Homji. Benaud contributed 46 and match figures of 2/73 in a First Test victory at Kingston. 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. Benaud took 4/69 and 4/42 in the First Test in Dacca (now in Bangladesh), sealing Australia's first win in Pakistan. He scored 47 not out and took 3/37 in an innings win over Queensland. More surprisingly, its patron until his death was Richie . At this point, Australia had already taken an unassailable 31 series lead and decided to try out some young players. Sprawling home where JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in 1996 is listed for sale for $7 MILLION by current Royal Mail increase price of first class stamp by 15p to 1.10 in record-breaking hike. Our nation has lost an icon, he said at a media conference. [104], He also helped to design a computer-based parody of himself available for download off Channel 4's website called "Desktop Richie". He married Marcia in 1953 and had two children with her, Gregory and. ", said: "Farewell Richie Benaud. There would be very few Australians who have not passed a summer in the company of Richie Benaud. [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. Richie proposed to Marcia and the engaged pair planned to marry on January 15, 1953, in between the third and fourth tests against the touring South African team. "[94], After the 1956 England tour, Benaud stayed behind in London to take a BBC presenter training course. He had been battling skin cancer By Charlie Eccleshare Until. The selectors persisted in Benaud despite his unproductive Test performances, selecting him for the squad for the 1953 Ashes tour of England. He came from a cricket family, with his younger brother John Benaud also going on to become an Australian Test cricketer. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, Former Australia cricket captain and renowned commentator Richie Benaud has died aged 84. He was 84. [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. [109] Chris Barrie of Red Dwarf fame incorporated impressions of Benaud into his stand-up repertoire. 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. 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. On a green pitch, Benaud came in at 7/96 and featured in a century partnership in only an hour,[14] making 43 himself.
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