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Richie Benaud

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The Resume

    (October 6, 1930-April 10, 2015)
    Began his cricket career at Parramatta High School (early 1940s)
    First class debut: NSW vs QLD at Sydney Cricket Ground (January 1, 1949)
    Test debut: Australia v West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground (January 25, 1952)
    Played his debut Test Match for Australia (1951)
    Played 63 Test matches for Australia (1951-1964)
    Retired from first class cricket (2-12-1964)
    Scored: 11,719 runs, 23 centuries and 61 half-centuries, taking 945 wickets and 255 catches
    Cricket journalist (1956- )
    Cricket commentator on Channel 9 Australia (1977 - ) and Channel 4 UK (1999- )

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a cricket commentator.
    He usually wears a cream colored jacket.
    He resembles former Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke.
    He has a nasal Aussie accent.
    He uses phrases like 'Morning everyone,' 'What a marvelous catch,' 'Super shot that,' 'Two for twenty-two,' 'Don't bother looking for that, let alone trying to catch it. That's gone straight into the confectionery stall and out again.'
    He writes autobiography books about himself.
    On the sketch comedy show, 'Full Frontal,' there was a Judge Judy skit, in which he was being sued because his autobiography was boring.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is one of Australia's finest cricketers.
    He is one of very few Aussie cricketers to score over 10,000 runs.
    He never lost a series when he captained Australia for 28 of his 63 Test matches.
    He is one of the best right arm-leg spinners when bowling.

Credit: The Typical Aussie Bloke


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 71 Votes: 53.52% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 101 Votes: 59.41% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 48 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 343 Votes: 43.73% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 87 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 195 Votes: 63.59% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 285 Votes: 67.37% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 185 Votes: 62.16% Annoying