Richie Benaud The True Blue Australian
If there is any word to describe Richie Benaud, it will obviously be influential. Say Australia was in the midst of a collapse after Sir Don Bradman’s retirement, it was Richie Benaud who would have pulled Australia out of the slumps and helped them become the top team that they were for a long time. If it was his influence in the game that was great, then his contributions outside of the sport make him greater. Richie Benaud made his first professional debut in 1948/49 for New South Wales and he was soon battling for his life. During his match against Victoria, Richie was smacked on the head by a ball from Victorian Pace man Jack Daniel. This developed in his skull being fractured and forced him on the sideline for the rest of the season. …show more content…
However, throughout the 1953/54 summer, Richie had a abundant run in domestic cricket. During this season, Richie scored a noticeable 811 runs at an average of 62 and also picked up an impressive 35 wickets. This fantastic form also translated to great returns in Test cricket and his breakthrough series was in the West Indies tour in 1955. Richie scored 121 in the final Test to help Australia clinch the series 3-0 and he contributed well with the ball in his hand.
A remarkable achievement for Benaud was that he never lost a series with Australia when he was the captain. Richie was at the peak of his performance in 1957 during the tour to
South Africa. Benaud scored 329 runs at the average of 55 whilst also picking up 30 wickets. Richie’s captaincy period started in the Ashes in 1958/59,
which he showed tremendous skill
If there is any word to describe Richie Benaud, it will obviously be influential. Say Australia was in the midst of a collapse after Sir Don Bradman’s retirement, it was Richie Benaud who would have pulled Australia out of the slumps and helped them become the top team that they were for a long time. If it was his influence in the game that was great, then his contributions outside of the sport make him greater. Richie Benaud made his first professional debut in 1948/49 for New South Wales and he was soon battling for his life. During his match against Victoria, Richie was smacked on the head by a ball from Victorian Pace man Jack Daniel. This developed in his skull being fractured and forced him on the sideline for the rest of the season. …show more content…
However, throughout the 1953/54 summer, Richie had a abundant run in domestic cricket. During this season, Richie scored a noticeable 811 runs at an average of 62 and also picked up an impressive 35 wickets. This fantastic form also translated to great returns in Test cricket and his breakthrough series was in the West Indies tour in 1955. Richie scored 121 in the final Test to help Australia clinch the series 3-0 and he contributed well with the ball in his hand.
A remarkable achievement for Benaud was that he never lost a series with Australia when he was the captain. Richie was at the peak of his performance in 1957 during the tour to
South Africa. Benaud scored 329 runs at the average of 55 whilst also picking up 30 wickets. Richie’s captaincy period started in the Ashes in 1958/59,
which he showed tremendous skill