Govanhill Jacobite Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 RIP Richie, Brilliant cricketer and commentator , loved listening to him, Legend is an over used word but NOT in this case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BremnerLorimerGray Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11430617 He was indeed a legend of the game. Considered the most important post war Australian cricketer by some. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 An absolute legend on both sides of the microphone, and the world too. RIP. I remember enjoying his commentaries in the 1981 Ashes, then realising how much he would've been hurting to see Australia losing. You'd never have known. A true pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Richie Benaud updates fans on his health - Boxing Day 2014: https://youtu.be/YGIuLFUt8U0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) off to the great pavilion in the sky Edited April 10, 2015 by dan cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Benaud's tips for commentating, heard Agnew go through them earlier Never ask a statement Remember the value of the pause There are no teams in the world called 'we' or 'they' Avoid cliches and banalities such as 'he's hit that to the boundary', 'he won't be happy with that', 'of course', 'as you can see on the screen' The titanic was a disaster, the Ethiopian famine was a disaster; neither bears any relationship to a dropped catch Put you brain into gear before opening your mouth Concentrate fiercely at all times Above all, don't take yourself too seriously, and have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Excellent golfer too apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 ' No need to bother to go looking for that one. It's gone into the confectionery stall.................and out again' RIP Richie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davierobbsagod Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 "Mcgrath out for two just 98 short of his hundred" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 "Mcgrath out for two just 98 short of his hundred" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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