Thursday, April 09, 2015

Richie Benaud RIP

Okay, it's not a film story but Benaud was one of the classic voices of cricket and a very fine player as well, and as a (still tyro) fan, I was sorry to learn of his death today. A real gentleman in every sense of the word.




Richie Benaud in 1956





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