Richie Benaud dies aged 84

[suthol]

Hammer67 said:

This has just appeared on my farcebook feed. Richies crashed Sunbeam.

Good effort Sir, a posthumous entry to the Show Us Your Crash Pics thread?

I don't think he ever fully recovered from that crash it knocked him about pretty badly, certainly didn't pick up a mic again.

[johnxjsc1985]

Hammer67 said:

This has just appeared on my farcebook feed. Richies crashed Sunbeam.

Good effort Sir, a posthumous entry to the Show Us Your Crash Pics thread?

To be fair didnt all Sunbeam Alpine tigers look like that?.

[tali1]

Hope his family agrees to the State Funeral - he deserves it ,although I guess the modest man would want to without fuss.RIP.

[johnxjsc1985]

just enjoying Pater Allis probably a similar age to Ritchie and also has his own unique style before the PC brigade took over.
i think commentators who have played their game always have a great insight

[mccrackenj]

cranford10 said:

Quite simply one of the 2 best sports commentators in my lifetime (the other being Bill McLaren)

I don't feel sad though - he had a fantastic life doing what he loved for 84 years and it seems no one had a bad word to say about him.

He introduced new generations to cricket & I suspect, although he would have been too modest to say it himself, that he is reflecting now on a job well done.

RIP

Funny, when I heard yesterday about Richie Benaud I immediately thought about Bill McLaren. The two greats have gone.

A big part of my life has passed and I feel strangely older than I did just 2 days ago.

[johnxjsc1985]

mccrackenj said:

Funny, when I heard yesterday about Richie Benaud I immediately thought about Bill McLaren. The two greats have gone.

A big part of my life has passed and I feel strangely older than I did just 2 days ago.

maybe its just an age, Coleman and David Vine, all part of the great days of sport before money ruined it.
The Batsmens Holding the Bowlers Willey .

[suthol]

tali1 said:

Hope his family agrees to the State Funeral - he deserves it ,although I guess the modest man would want to without fuss.RIP.

According to the chip wrappers on Sunday the family has said thanks but no thanks.