Cricket Quotes by Richie Benaud

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

— 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

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

— Richie Benaud

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

— 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 1999 without…

— Richie Benaud

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

— 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

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

— Richie Benaud

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

— 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 yourself.

— 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 shut up.

— Richie Benaud

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

— 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

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

— Richie Benaud

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

— Richie Benaud