Richie Benaud

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

— Richie Benaud

The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.

— Richie Benaud

Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.

— Richie Benaud

Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.

— Richie Benaud

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

— Richie Benaud

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

— Richie Benaud

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

— Richie Benaud

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

— Richie Benaud

Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go…

— Richie Benaud

Out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it…

— Richie Benaud

'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.

— Richie Benaud

It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to…

— Richie Benaud

When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!

— Richie Benaud

My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise…

— Richie Benaud

Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level but those who are worse would not need to hire…

— Richie Benaud

Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose,…

— Richie Benaud

Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade…

— Richie Benaud

But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something…

— Richie Benaud

The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre…

— Richie Benaud

Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the…

— Richie Benaud

The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.

— Richie Benaud

Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.

— Richie Benaud

When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.

— Richie Benaud

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

— Richie Benaud

I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the same way as India…

— Richie Benaud

The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what…

— Richie Benaud

Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a…

— Richie Benaud