RIP Richie Benaud

[bob10]

RIP, Ritchie, Bob


Richie Benaud - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-10/richie-benaud-dead/6009202)

[bob10]

Ritchies take on THAT under arm bowl, Bob


Post-match, delivering his familiar piece to camera wrapping up the Channel Nine coverage, Benaud was scathing of what had occurred that day:
"Let me tell you what I think about it, I think it was a disgraceful decision by a captain who got his sums wrong today.
"I think it should never be permitted to happen again - we keep reading and hearing that the players are under pressure and they're tired and jaded and perhaps their skill is blunted.
"Well, perhaps they might advance that as an excuse for what happened out there today, (but) not with me they don't. I think it was a very poor performance, one of the worst things I've ever seen done on a cricket field. Goodnight."

[bob10]

Keith Miller to Ritchie, on bowling to Bradman, Bob


"I once said to Keith Miller how disappointed I was to have made my debut in the same year as Bradman finished.

How wonderful it would have been to have watched him play at the SCG in 1940 and then been able to bowl at him on the same ground.

Nugget looked at me and remarked drily that everyone has one lucky break in a lifetime and that may well have been mine.
Richie Benaud, writing in his autobiography Over But Not Out"

[incisor]

sad news

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I always thought, just one more summer please Ritchie--
:(

[Lionel]

Vale Ritchie Benaud: "Marvellous effort - that!"

He will be sadly missed.

[reachjatt]

Sad loss at good age!!

[Chenz]

A great loss to Australian and world cricket. A real gentleman who called a spade a spade.

It would have been good to hear him say 2 for 22 just one more time.

[Pickles2]

A Great Australian.
R.I.P., Pickles.

[Ausfree]

Another icon gone. RIP Richie, we will miss you. Cricket commentating won't be the same.:(

[d2dave]

Just heard the news. Being a cricket tragic it is a sad day for me.

[Fifth Columnist]

'bye Mr 'Crickut'.
Loved your commentaries.

[loneranger]

Sad day today. Moving tribute from Billy Birmingham on the great man.

[carlschmid2002]

If you haven't read Billy's tribute look at the 12th man face book page. Well said Billy.

[Ausfree]

Sad day today. Moving tribute from Billy Birmingham on the great man.

Yeah, I'll have to dust off my copy of "The 12th Man" and listen to it again. Great comedy skit of a great man!!!

[Fifth Columnist]

He took the first eight minutes of BBC's thirty minute news today despite the forthcoming general election news. Shows just how much the Brits loved him.

[bob10]

He took the first eight minutes of BBC's thirty minute news today despite the forthcoming general election news. Shows just how much the Brits loved him.


When he called his last test, in England, the ground announcer mentioned the fact, the crowd gave him a standing ovation, the tv showed some of the Aussie. cricketers looking bemused, Bob

[bob10]

Richie Benaud: Billy Birmingham pays tribute to cricket commentary legend after years of 12th Man parodies - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-10/12th-man-artist-billy-birmingham-pays-tribute-to-richie-benaud/6384870)

[boa]

He took the first eight minutes of BBC's thirty minute news today despite the forthcoming general election news. Shows just how much the Brits loved him.

Why ? all he did was talk about a cricket game. A game, nothing else. Why do we lift these people to a cult status. Are we missing something, or just following the Romans, give the people entertainment. And they will be happy.

[Ausfree]

What did they say about if you don't have something nice to say.................

[bob10]

He took the first eight minutes of BBC's thirty minute news today despite the forthcoming general election news. Shows just how much the Brits loved him.

Why ? all he did was talk about a cricket game. A game, nothing else. Why do we lift these people to a cult status. Are we missing something, or just following the Romans, give the people entertainment. And they will be happy.


He was a man, understated , humble, a team player, and respected by all who knew him. Undefeated as Captain of the Australian cricket team. With a wonderful attitude to life, and an example to all Australians how to live a good life. You are missing something, and I genuinely feel sorry for you. Bob

[bob10]

Watching the NRL game, Penrith & Manly. At Penrith. Before the game , the crowd stood as one, and gave an ovation, for Ritchie. He was born at Penrith. For those of us who do not understand that tribal mentality, you are so far out of touch with the human condition, and actually isolated, and alone. Bob

[boa]

What did they say about if you don't have something nice to say.................
It was not my intention to disregard what he has done. I agree he was a great person. To me it is about the way we support or put people into a level above us.
Why do you need to do that. As stated in other posts we all need to be part of a tribe. I don't ,be it ,sport or other.. As stated I respected the man I just thought the media was over the top. And I don't need to be part of a tribe or support a team to feel good. I feel good in my own skin. Without needing artificial satisfaction from a team who wins on my so called support.
The biggest problem in the world is tribalism we are better than others.

[carlschmid2002]

Huggies walker nappies in Woolworths today, chew packets for Chenty chew. Someone in Woolys having a laugh or is Ritchie looking down having a chuckle

[d2dave]

It was not my intention to disregard what he has done. I agree he was a great person. To me it is about the way we support or put people into a level above us.
Why do you need to do that. As stated in other posts we all need to be part of a tribe. I don't ,be it ,sport or other.. As stated I respected the man I just thought the media was over the top. And I don't need to be part of a tribe or support a team to feel good. I feel good in my own skin. Without needing artificial satisfaction from a team who wins on my so called support.
The biggest problem in the world is tribalism we are better than others.


Every now and then a person comes along that is special, for different reasons. Richie was one of them.

He has enhanced the life of millions of people world wide.

This is a bloke, who thru his fame, could have been a bit up himself like a lot of celebrities.
However, as has been mentioned you could not get a more humble person.

Knowing there are people who don't understand this, I think is sad.

If everyone was like Richie, the world would be a far better place. When I heard the news I was sad.
I have just watched a YouTube of his inducement into the hall of fame. By the time it had finished I had tears down my cheeks.

[Ausfree]

I was going to answer boa's post #23 above but, d2dave, you have put it much better than what I was going to say!!:D