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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Richie Benaud will be farewelled at a small, private, family gathering this week after his wife Daphne phoned Canberra to inform the Prime Minister's office that her husband had not wished to be the subject of a state funeral https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210400/210417.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/860457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/860457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-860457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud has been described by his contemporary Garry Sobers as "a wonderful cricketer and captain", as well as a brilliant commentator and good friend https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125800/125844.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/859941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/859941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-859941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud, the former Australia captain, journalist and legendary broadcaster, has died in Sydney aged 84 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/197500/197527.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/859655.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/859655.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-859655 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud, the former Australia captain and now world-famous commentator, is recovering in hospital following a car crash in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150900/150954.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/682093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/682093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-682093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting is not the first man to play on after resigning as Australia's captain. ESPNcricinfo looks at some of the others https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/68100/68132.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/508642.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/508642.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-508642 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Benaud might be retiring from ball-by-ball commentary at the end of the summer but he won't be leaving Nine's cricket coverage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/84600/84616.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/434568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/434568.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud will retire from television commentary next year, ending a second career spanning almost 50 years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/391296.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/391296.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-391296 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the SCG https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/385388.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/385388.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-385388 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 12 members of New South Wales' team of the past 150 years will be the first inductees of the state's Hall of Fame when it is opened on Friday night https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/344834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/344834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh has rejected the call from Geoff Boycott to cut Tests to four days https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/323107.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/323107.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323107 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia has released a warts-and-all history of the way it has governed cricket for the past century, including frank accounts of the board's behaviour in several controversial areas https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/316555.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/316555.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-316555 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud is still unmatched when it comes to finding Australia's most magical cricket broadcaster https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/292144.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/292144.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-292144 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud has been recognised for his life-long contribution to cricket and will join Charles Macartney as the two newest members of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/278784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/278784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-278784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Herschelle Gibbs' appeal against the ban imposed by Chris Broad following an incident during the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at Centurion has been rejected by Richie Benaud https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavpak/content/story/277608.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavpak/content/story/277608.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-277608 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Herschelle Gibbs's appeal against his two-Test ban occurred via teleconference on Wednesday and Richie Benaud, Australia's nominee as a Code of Conduct Commissioner, will give his decision tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavpak/content/story/276840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavpak/content/story/276840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-276840 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The cricket world has been cautioned not to expect too much of the young spin bowlers who will be the long-term replacements for Shane Warne https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/story/274091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/story/274091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-274091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT To choose his favourite Test matches over 15 years Shane Warne looked to the beginning and the end https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/273543.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/273543.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-273543 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud has turned his back on some of Australia's greatest captains to pick Ricky Ponting as the leader of his ultimate Ashes XII of the past 30 years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/story/267795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/story/267795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-267795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud, the former Australian captain, has said that last week's ICC hearing into ball-tampering controversy has hurt world cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/261037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/261037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-261037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne says it's possible he could still be playing Test cricket when Australia return to England for the 2009 Ashes series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/246383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/246383.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-246383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne is expected to confirm a four-year footwear sponsorship deal that hints at him avoiding retirement until after the 2009 Ashes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/238429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/238429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-238429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former captains Bob Simpson and Monty Noble were inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/235980.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/235980.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-235980 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tributes to Kerry Packer, founder of World Series Cricket and the one-day version as we now know it, have come in from many cricketers past and present https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/230830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/230830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-230830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Forty-two years after making his debut as a television commentator in England, Richie Benaud bowed out today at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219032.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219032.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-219032 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud will commentate his last Test in England at The Oval next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/217764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/217764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-217764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A detailed history of Australia's previous tours to India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/142177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/142177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142177 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia and India have engaged in some fearsome tussles over the past five decades https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/142176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/142176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne feels sorry for Bangladesh and doesn't think they should be playing Tests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/210188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/210188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-210188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud added his voice to calls for Bangladesh and Zimbabwe to be dropped from senior international cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvban/content/story/210135.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvban/content/story/210135.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-210135 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud, Nine's most comfortable armchair over four decades, could commentate on rival network SBS during the upcoming Ashes series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/145821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/145821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud has rated the current Australian team as the equal of Don Bradman's famous 1948 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/145314.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/145314.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145314 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The voice of Australian cricket will be heard for at least three more seasons after Richie Benaud accepted a deal to stay in the commentary box https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/141914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/141914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud, the former Australian captain and legendary broadcaster, will head the awards panel that will choose candidates for the inaugural International Cricket Council awards https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/134958.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/134958.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134958 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud, who at Lord's became the first person to watch 500 Test matches as a player or commentator, last night received another honour - a lifetime achievement award from Britain's Royal Television Society https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The voice of Australian cricket is about to become the face of Australian culture https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/141043.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/141043.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141043 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia is honouring the remarkable 50-plus year contribution which former Australian Test captain Richie Benaud has made to the game by naming its new annual Spirit of Cricket Awards in his honour. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137230.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137230.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137230 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud is planning to carry on commentating, contrary to earlier reports that he might hang up his beige jacket and quit the microphone after the2005 Ashes series in England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/136496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/136496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136496 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shoaib Akhtar's appeal against a ban for one Test and two one-day internationals has been rejected by Richie Benaud in his role as an ICC Code of Conduct Commissioner https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/133065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/133065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain is the best England captain since Mike Brearley and more people would prefer to drink with James Anderson than David Beckham, according to the findings of an exclusive survey commissioned to mark the publication of the first issue of https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Test cricket came to Australia's Top End today, when Steve Waugh won the toss and put Bangladesh in to bat on the drop-in pitch at the Marrara Oval, a cosy oasis of green in the dry old Northern Territory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128940.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128940.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128940 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1968 An Edgbaston fairytale https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128779.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128779.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128779 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tasmanian cricket's new museum and library, celebrating the sport and its long history in the State, was officially launched by the Deputy Premier, Mr Paul Lennon MHA, at Bellerive Oval yesterday (Thursday 6 February). https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/126458.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/126458.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-126458 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The idea that this cricket World Cup has failed to capture anyone's imagination founders somewhat around the reassuring figure of Richie Benaud https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/81273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/81273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-81273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT THIS month one of cricket's greatest legends, Richie Benaud, is celebrating 50 years in the first-class game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-74805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This must be Richie Benaud's tenth book and every one of them has been most readable and most gripping https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-74804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT