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Richie Benaud

Commentators May 17, 2019

Richie Benaud : biography 6 October 1930 - The idea for what became his trademark, wearing a cream jacket during live commentary, came from...

Richie Benaud

Commentators May 17, 2019

Richie Benaud : biography 6 October 1930 - Early Test career The 1951-52 season saw a tour to Australia by the West Indies. Benaud...

Richie Benaud

Commentators May 17, 2019

Richie Benaud : biography 6 October 1930 - On arrival in the British Isles, Benaud quickly made an impression with both bat and ball....

Richie Benaud

Commentators May 17, 2019

Richie Benaud : biography 6 October 1930 - On his third and final tour to England in 1961, he was hampered by damaged tendons...

Richie Benaud

Commentators May 17, 2019

Richie Benaud : biography 6 October 1930 - At the start of the 1963-64 season, Benaud announced that it would be his last at...

Richie Benaud

Commentators May 17, 2019

Richie Benaud : biography 6 October 1930 - Books The Way of Cricket (1961) A Tale of Two Tests (1962) Spin...

Richie Benaud

Commentators May 17, 2019

Richie Benaud : biography 6 October 1930 - Benaud's bowling reached a new level on the return leg of Australia's overseas tour, when they...

Rashi

Commentators May 17, 2019

Rashi : biography 1040-2-22 - 1105-7-13 Influence in non-Jewish circles Rashi not only influenced traditional Jewish learning but also influenced non-Jewish circles. His commentaries on...

Rashi

Commentators May 17, 2019

Rashi : biography 1040-2-22 - 1105-7-13 Shlomo Yitzhaki (), or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi (...

Rashi

Commentators May 17, 2019

Rashi : biography 1040-2-22 - 1105-7-13 Rashi's oldest daughter, Yocheved, married Meir ben Shmuel; their four sons were: Shmuel (Rashbam) (b. 1080), Yitzchak (Rivam) (b....