A new Richie Appreciation
Benaud, an appreciation, Brian Matthews (Text Publishing, softback, 224 pages, $30) Review by Ken Piesse, author of 52 cricket books Richie Benaud was the free spirit behind cricket losing its stodginess of the late ‘50s. His passion, inventiveness and sheer skill heralded an extraordinary new era for Australian teams he controlled. Unlike most, his contributions […]