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Tom Harkness
'My heart says that the title is a fight between Miller, early Botham and late Imran. I think a true allrounder needs to be a match winner in all disciplines, and whilst Sobers is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) players of all time, I put him in the Kallis mould: a fantastic batsman and a capable, but not a match-winning bowler'
Adnan Alavi
'Glamour in cricket came with Imran and almost went with his departure. He is an icon, and cannot be compared with anyone else'
Raja Mohandes
'It irks me to see people vote for Wasim Akram. While he is surely one of the best bowlers of all time, it is ridiculous to call him an allrounder'
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Richie Benaud
Australia
Player profile
Full name Richard Benaud
Born October 6, 1930, Penrith, New South Wales
Current age 77 years 275 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Commentator, Journalist, Author
Relations Brother - J Benaud
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
63 |
97 |
7 |
2201 |
122 |
24.45 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
65 |
0 |
| First-class |
259 |
365 |
44 |
11719 |
187 |
36.50 |
23 |
61 |
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254 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
63 |
116 |
19108 |
6704 |
248 |
7/72 |
11/105 |
27.03 |
2.10 |
77.0 |
16 |
16 |
1 |
| First-class |
259 |
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60481 |
23370 |
945 |
7/18 |
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24.73 |
2.31 |
64.0 |
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56 |
9 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Jan 25-29, 1952 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Feb 7-12, 1964 scorecard |
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| First-class span |
1948/49 - 1963/64 |
Few cricketers have matured so gradually yet ripened so fruitfully as Richie Benaud. With little to show for his first six years in Test cricket, he blossomed as a fully fledged allrounder in South Africa in 1957-58, then flowered as a charismatic captain at home against England in 1958-59. He repossessed the Ashes, which his teams then successfully defended twice. As a legspinner, he was full of baits and traps, and he batted and fielded with verve. Yet it was his presence, as much as anything, which summoned the best from players: cool but communicative, he impressed as one to whom no event was unexpected, no contingency unplanned for. The same has applied to his journalism: terse, direct and commonsensical, and his broadcasting: mellow and authoritative. His wise head was sought by Kerry Packer in the formation of World Series Cricket in 1977, conferring respectability on the breakaway professional circuit. A guru to Ian Chappell and Shane Warne among others, he is perhaps the most influential cricketer and cricket personality since the Second World War.
Gideon Haigh
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1962
Jan 4, 2008 |
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Richie Benaud stands next to a statue of himself
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Jan 4, 2008 |
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Richie Benaud ... in statue form
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Oct 22, 2007 |
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Gideon Haigh and Richie Benaud at the launch of Inside Cricket: Unlocking Australian Cricket's Archives
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