Benaud in Wisden
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Overview
Richie Benaud, who died this year aged 84, was “perhaps the most influential cricketer and cricket personality since the Second World War" according to Gideon Haigh, the world’s best cricket historian. He excelled as a batsman, legspin bowler, revolutionary captain – and most of all as a commentator in England and Australia for almost 50 years. He was universally loved for his authority, knowledge, dry wit and generosity of spirit.
Benaud in Wisden records the highlights of an exceptional career both as a player and a journalist. There are edited reports on each of his 63 Test matches, including the legendary Tied Test of 1960-61 and the match at Old Trafford in 1961 when Benaud memorably stole the Ashes from England. “If one player, more than any other, has deserved the goodwill of cricket for lifting the game out of the doldrums, that man is Richard Benaud,” said Wisden in 1962.
The book also includes a series of articles written by Benaud in the Wisden Almanack after his retirement, as well as features from Wisden Cricket Monthly, The Wisden Cricketer and Wisden Asia Cricket. Benaud’s impact was so great, and so enduring, that the book will appeal to teenagers, nonagenarians and everybody in between. It is the definitive record of a unique career.
The definitive record of the cricketing career of Richie Benaud, one of the greatest cricket personalities of our time.
A carefully chosen anthology of the best writing about and by Benaud, both from his time as a player and as a much-loved commentator
Foreword by Alan Davidson, Benaud’s teammate for Australia during the 1950s and 1960s
Draws on a wide range of Wisden publications from around the globe
The perfect stocking-filler for any cricket fan
This unashamedly affectionate tribute collects not only Benaud’s many articles for Wisden and the Almanack’s record of his career but also articles written on and by him in other Wisden publications
Beautifully put together
Wisden is a byword for quality and their publication on Benaud is another in the tradition
One of the best of all the Wisden anthologies; highly recommended
With delightful and extensively-researched writing, Benaud in Wisden is a touching tribute to cricket’s best friend
A quality production indeed! The book is worthy, reliable and informative
Excellent
A wonderfully well-written introduction to the life and work of a sporting icon
- Title: Benaud in Wisden
- Author: Rob Smyth
- Publisher: Wisden
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 208
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781472926449, 9781472926456, 1472926455, 1472926447
- Resource ID: LLS:9781472926449
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T14:42:10Z
Rob Smyth has written about cricket for many publications including the Guardian, the Telegraph and Wisden. His cricket books include Gentlemen and Sledgers: A History of the Ashes in 100 Quotations and Confrontations, The Spirit of Cricket: What Makes Cricket the Greatest Game on Earth and Is It Cowardly To Pray For Rain?