Richie Benaud

Richie Benaud played for Australia between 1952 and 1964 as a right-hand all-rounder. Appearances: 63 Tests. In Tests: 2,201 runs at an average of 24.45 and 248 wickets.

The first to 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests, then the voice of cricket for forty years.

FormatMatRunsAvgWktsSpan
Tests632,20124.452481952–64
ODIs0———1952–64

Career numbers are the headline Test aggregates we use in the puzzles, not a full statistical record.

Teams

1948–1964 New South Wales domestic
1952–1964 Australia national

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