Richie Benaud

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Birth Date:
06.10.1930
Death date:
10.04.2015
Length of life:
84
Days since birth:
34178
Years since birth:
93
Days since death:
3311
Years since death:
9
Categories:
Journalist, Sportsman
Nationality:
 australian
Cemetery:
Set cemetery

Former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died at the age of 84.

Richie Benaud milestones:

January 1952: Test debut against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground

January 1952: First of 248 Test wickets and 2,201 Test runs

December 1958: First Test as Australia captain, v England at Brisbane

Summer 1960: First radio commentary for BBC

December 1963: In his 60th Test, the first to 2,000 Test runs & 200 wickets

Summer 1963: First television commentary for BBC

February 1964: Final Test against South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground

September 2005: Final commentary in England after 42 years

Source: bbc.co.uk

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