Richie Benaud: Australia cricket legend & commentator dies at 84

by Guest Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:31 am

Former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died at the age of 84.
A pioneering leg-spin bowler, Benaud played in 63 Tests, 28 as captain, before retiring in 1964 to pursue a career in journalism and broadcasting.
His final commentary in England came during the 2005 Ashes series but he continued to work for Channel Nine in Australia until 2013.
In November, he revealed he was being treated for skin cancer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/32182999

Am a big fan of Cricket.
Was a great Australian Sportsman and Ambassador for the game.
May he rest in peace

by veya_victaous Fri Apr 10, 2015 5:32 am

by Ben Reilly Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:06 am

"Pretty fuckin' close to it ..." that's awesome.

Our older sports commentators were just racists ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmlFCNb9Yqo

by Lone Wolf Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:11 pm

' Eighty Four, Not Out... '

Newcastle Herald wrote:
Legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died in a Sydney hospice.
The 84-year-old had been receiving radiation treatment for skin cancer since November.
His family announced that he had died peacefully in his sleep, Channel Nine reported....

...While his commentating for Channel Nine has become the stuff of summer legend, Benaud led the Australian team to world cricket dominance in the late 1950s.
He played 64 Test matches as an all-rounder between 1952 and 1964.

He took up his spot behind the microphone with the BBC while still captaining Australia in 1960, before becoming one of the greatest commentators in world cricket over the next half a century.
He is widely regarded as one of the most influential people in the game's history.

Read more @ http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3001430/richie-benaud-dies-aged-84/?cs=305