Richie Benaud

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Has died.

Absolute legend one of the most iconic voices in Sport.

RIP

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

Fully agree PJ

alybaba · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:32 am

RIP yes another legend gone and could not argue very often against what he said knew his stuff.

ltr · **Joined:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:12 am **Posts:** 818

The voice of cricket.

frankie1966 · **Joined:** Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:44 am **Posts:** 273

There'll never be anyone like Richie Benaud, true legend, Mr. cricket.

R.I.P. Richie

demented twig · **Joined:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:09 pm **Posts:** 1043

the bbc was originally set up to educate,inform and entertain.Richie did all those things with ease.R.I.P

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:31 am

Richie always used to say that when commentating always add something to the picture....don't always state the obvious.

Sadly most commentators today don't heed that advice.

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

Sad news, a true broadcasting great. Enhanced my love of cricket since the first second I heard his voice.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12383

R I P.

Wommers · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:26 pm

RIP. Proper legend. Was funny too.

Rinkender · **Joined:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:36 pm **Posts:** 797

Knocked me for six this news

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22676

Have to say, I was bowled over by this news.

Ritchies birthmark · **Joined:** Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:31 am **Posts:** 5637

Sad news

Solid innings of 84 from a cricketing legend

Rip

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

Australia 2-222

He called it as it was and believed in the spirit of the game, remember when he rightly condemned the Greg Chappell underarm bowl of the last ball against NZ. This is one of the reasons he is admired the world over.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Dalton'sHaircut wrote:

Australia 2-222

He called it as it was and believed in the spirit of the game, remember when he rightly condemned the Greg Chappell underarm bowl of the last ball against NZ. This is one of the reasons he is admired the world over.

Id never heard of that before so just watched it on youtube. Fair play to Benaud and an utteringly disgusting event to take place.

returnofaido · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:52 pm

RIP Richie Benaud. Superb cricketer and iconic broadcaster, and also a lovely bloke. Will be sadly missed.

markiepoolie · **Joined:** Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:52 pm **Posts:** 38

Absolute legend, grew up listening to his commentary, will never be another like him, a true legend in every sense of the word RIP.

Barriewardrobe · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2015 1:00 am

Agreed, grew up watching Test cricket on the beeb, Richie Benaud & Jim Laker.....LEGENDS !

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

Sorry to crash Richie's thread, but those old school commentators were superb, Laker was amazing but some of the other old school tie types were quite entertaining.

One of my favourite moments was Peter West to Viv Richards after a 1 day international vs England in 1984. Viv was MOM as he seemed to be every game in that period and was interviewed by West who said "Vivian, your genius transcends parochialism". Richards utterly bemused by the sentence mumbles a thank you but Clive Lloyd next to him shouts up "that's the phrase I was looking for". Class

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