Born 6 October 1930 at Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Richie Benaud was a true all-rounder. He was a powerful middle-order batsman, skillful leg-spin bowler and fine close fielder as well as being one of the great Test captains. He possessed the full range of leg-spin bowling options, including the flipper. His most memorable bowling performance was 6-70 in the final innings of the Test against England at Manchester in 1961, when England had seemed set for an easy victory.
He was the first player to complete the double of 2 000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests. He was captain in 28 of his Tests, inspiring a positive approach to the game. This was most notable in the famous 1960/61 series against West Indies, which included the tied Test at Brisbane. On retirement he moved into the media primarily as a leading TV commentator and has been present at over 500 Test matches.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 63 2201 122 24.45 3 65 248 27.03 7-72 16
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