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5 hours ago · According to Richie Benaud and Keith Miller, Everton Weekes was the "best of the three Ws". Kamindu Mendis reached 1000 Test runs in just his 13th innings. Was this a record? passed 1000 runs during his 182 not out in the first innings of the second Test last week. He's in good company, as Don Bradman also got there in 13 innings, but of West ...
3 days ago · Former professional Neal Foulds said: “It marks the end of an era for great commentators – Richie Benaud, Peter Alliss and Clive’s passing. It’s the end of that golden. era.” HONOUR: Receiving his MBE in 2019 DEVOTED: Everton was best known for his long stint with the BBC Newspapers in English
3 days ago · As for teams boasting a fast bowling and a spin all-rounder, there was Richie Benaud and Alan Davidson (Australia), Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri (India), Imran Khan and Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan), Chris Cairns and Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), and Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka).
1 day ago · George: If I was Crystal Palace’s manager and looked at the Everton team, she’d go, oh, who knows, they’ve left him on the bench, whoopee. You know, Richie Benaud used to say the job of a captain, i.e. coach, is do what the opposition least wants you to do. Andy: Yeah.
5 days ago · I knew it could not be cricket because summer was weeks away - and Nine also used such graphics for golf and tennis back then. But it was cricket! The familiar stumps appeared, with the batter slamming a straight drive . . . and then, Richie Benaud! What a thrill! What joy! Summer was here; cricket was here!
1 day ago · However, the team rebounded to win five consecutive series in the latter half of the 1950s, first under the leadership of Ian Johnson, then Ian Craig and Richie Benaud. The series against the West Indies in the 1960–61 season was notable for the Tied Test in the first game at the Gabba, which was the first in Test cricket.
4 days ago · “Not everyone has to be a Richie Benaud or a Danny Morrison. But we all have different skills and strengths that we bring to the commentary box. That's why you have diverse personalities (doing ...
