Richie Benaud, Esq, OBE's Biography
- Forename(s)
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Richard (Richie)
- Sex
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Male
- Decorations
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OBE (1961)
- Date of Birth
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6/10/1930
- Surname
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BENAUD
- Style
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Richie Benaud, Esq, OBE
- Recreations
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golf
Richie Benaud, Esq, OBE's Professional Career
- Career
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cricket commentator; former cricketer, capt Aust 1958-63 (without losing a series), toured England 1953, 1956 and 1961, first Sheffield Shield cricketer to score 2,000 runs and take 200 wickets, also scored 10,000 runs and took 500 first class wickets; commentator: BBC 1960-99, Channel 4 1999-2005 and Nine Network (Aust) 1977-; int sports conslt
Richie Benaud, Esq, OBE's Publications
- Books and Publications
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Way of Cricket (1960), Tale of Two Tests (1962), Spin Me a Spinner (1963), The New Champions (1965), Willow Patterns (1972), Benaud on Reflection (1984), The Appeal of Cricket (1995), Anything But...An Autobiography (1998), My Spin on Cricket (2005), Over But Not Out (2010)
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