Richie Benuad : Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:49 am  

will call it a day. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/02/ ... 82538.html God bless him, a true great, gent and lover of the game. And on top of that a proper Aussie.

will call it a day. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/02/ ... 82538.html God bless him, a true great, gent and lover of the game. And on top of that a proper Aussie.

Re: Richie Benuad : Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:59 am  

Rooster Booster wrote: will call it a day. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/02/ ... 82538.html God bless him, a true great, gent and lover of the game. And on top of that a proper Aussie. Wrong. Richie is impartial, erudite and not in love with himself. As far removed from a proper Aussie as you can get.

Rooster Booster wrote: will call it a day. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/02/ ... 82538.html God bless him, a true great, gent and lover of the game. And on top of that a proper Aussie. Wrong. Richie is impartial, erudite and not in love with himself. As far removed from a proper Aussie as you can get.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:11 am  

Cricket commentary won't be the same without him.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:26 pm  

Marvellous performance that

Maybe they could get Billy Birmingham (The 12th Man) to take over ...

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:43 pm  

There was a bit in the T20 the other week when the batsman had a strike rate of 222.22, the other commentaters were most disappointed Richie wasn't on air to read that bit out

A real master of his art, cricket around the world will be poorer for his absence.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:50 pm  

The Boy TC wrote:

Marvellous performance that

Maybe they could get Billy Birmingham (The 12th Man) to take over ...

"the bone, the white, the off white, the ivory or the beige?"

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:34 pm  

An absolute legend.

Gutted he's calling it a day.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:36 pm  

Top bloke in person, very approachable.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:18 pm  

Rictoria Catpiss wrote:

"the bone, the white, the off white, the ivory or the beige?"

"What-a-catch! What.....a......catch!"

Re: Richie Benuad : Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:25 am  

Sexual Deviant wrote:

Wrong. Richie is impartial, erudite and not in love with himself. As far removed from a proper Aussie as you can get.

Yes, your modern aussie like most of the ones that post on these forums are far removed from the older "proper aussies" of yesteryear.

I'll always remember when he was asked about what the best test match he called was. He said, Edgbaston in 1981. England won that one. As you said, impartial.