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Richie Benaud

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Richard Benaud, OBE (6 October 1930 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian cricketer who, after his retirement from international cricket in 1964, became a highly regarded commentator on the game. [1]

175 relations: Adelaide, Alan Keith Davidson, Alec Bedser, Alf Valentine, All-rounder, Allan Border Medal, Andrew Symonds, Arthur Morris, Ashley Giles, Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, Australian cricket team in England in 1948, Baggy green, Ball of the Century, Bangladesh, BBC, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Bill Brown (cricketer), Bill Lawry, Bill O'Reilly (cricketer), Billy Birmingham, Bob Simpson (cricketer), Brian Booth, Brian Statham, Brisbane, Bruce Dooland, Cape Town, Cartoon, Channel 4, Chennai, Chris Barrie, Cicada, Colin Cowdrey, Colin Egar, Comedy Inc., Commonwealth XI cricket team, Coogee, New South Wales, County of Cumberland, New South Wales, Cricket, Cricket Australia, Cricket NSW, Delhi, Dennis Lillee, Dhaka, Don Bradman, E. W. Swanton, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, England and Wales Cricket Board, England cricket team, English cricket team in Australia in 1954–55, Ernie Toshack, ..., ESPNcricinfo, Everton Weekes, First-class cricket, Flipper (cricket), Frank Worrell, Frank Worrell Trophy, Fred Trueman, French Australians, French people, French Riviera, Georgetown, Guyana, Gideon Haigh, Gil Langley, Glenn McGrath, Googly, Graham McKenzie, Greg Chappell, Hampshire County Cricket Club, Harold de Andrado, Headingley Stadium, History of English amateur cricket, Huguenots, Ian Botham, Ian Chappell, Ian Craig, Ian Johnson (cricketer), Ian Meckiff, Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer), ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, India national cricket team, Indian subcontinent, Jack Daniel (cricketer), Jane McGrath, Joe Solomon, Johannesburg, John Benaud, John Campbell (broadcaster), John Waite (cricketer), Johnny Moyes, Karachi, Keith Miller, Kerry Packer, Kevin Pietersen, Kingston, Jamaica, Kolkata, Lahore, Leg break, Leg spin, Lindsay Hassett, List of Australia national cricket captains, List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Richie Benaud, List of New South Wales representative cricketers, Logie Awards, Lord's, Mark Taylor (cricketer), Melbourne, Michael Clarke (cricketer), Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket, Mitchell Starc, Mumbai, Neil Harvey, New South Wales cricket team, New Zealand national cricket team, News of the World, Nine Network, Nine's Wide World of Sports, Northern Hemisphere, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Order of the British Empire, Oxford University Cricket Club, Pakistan national cricket team, Parramatta, Parramatta High School, Penrith District Cricket Club, Penrith, New South Wales, Peter Burge (cricketer), Peter May (cricketer), Queensland cricket team, Ray Lindwall, Red Dwarf, Result (cricket), Richie Benaud's Greatest XI, Run out, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Shane Warne, Sheffield Shield, Simon Katich, Skin cancer, Sky UK, South Africa national cricket team, South Australia cricket team, Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards, Sports commentator, St Marys, New South Wales, State funeral, Sunbeam Alpine, Sydney Barnes, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Grade Cricket, Ted Dexter, Test cricket, The Ashes, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Oval, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Twelfth Man, Tied Test, Tony Abbott, Topspinner, Trevor Bailey, Trevor Chappell, Underarm bowling incident of 1981, Victoria cricket team, Wally Grout, West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61, West Indies cricket team, Wicket, Wisden Cricketers of the Year, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire County Cricket Club, 1962–63 Ashes series, 2013–14 Ashes series, 2015 Cricket World Cup. Expand index (125 more) »

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia.

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Alan Keith Davidson

Alan Keith Davidson, AM, MBE (born 14 June 1929, Lisarow, Gosford, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Alec Bedser

Sir Alec Victor Bedser CBE (4 July 1918 – 4 April 2010) was a professional English cricketer, primarily a medium-fast bowler.

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Alf Valentine

Alfred Louis Valentine (28 April 1930 – 11 May 2004) was a West Indian cricketer in the 1950s and 1960s.

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All-rounder

An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling.

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Allan Border Medal

The Allan Border Medal is considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian cricket.

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Andrew Symonds

Andrew Symonds (born 9 June 1975) is a former Australian international cricketer, who played all three formats as an batting all-rounder.

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Arthur Morris

Arthur Robert Morris MBE (19 January 1922 – 22 August 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955.

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Ashley Giles

Ashley Fraser Giles (born 19 March 1973) is a former English first-class cricketer, who played 54 Test matches and 62 One Day Internationals for England before being forced to retire due to a recurring hip injury.

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Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is a part of the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum in the National Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Australian cricket team in England in 1948

The Australian cricket team in England in 1948 was captained by Don Bradman, who was making his fourth and final tour of England.

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Baggy green

The baggy green is a cricket cap of dark myrtle green colour, which has been worn by Australian Test cricketers since around the turn of the twentieth century.

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Ball of the Century

The Ball of the Century, also referred to as the Gatting Ball or simply That Ball, is the name given to a cricket delivery bowled by Australian spin bowler Shane Warne to English batsman Mike Gatting on Day Two during the first Test of the 1993 Ashes series (4 June 1993), which took place at Old Trafford, Manchester.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ, lit. "The country of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ), is a country in South Asia.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Beaulieu-sur-Mer

Beaulieu-sur-Mer, lit, Bèuluec de Mar) is a seaside village on the French Riviera between Nice and Monaco. It is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department and borders the communes of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Èze, and Villefranche-sur-Mer.

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Bill Brown (cricketer)

William Alfred Brown, OAM (31 July 1912 – 16 March 2008) was an Australian cricketer who played 22 Tests between 1934 and 1948, captaining his country in one Test.

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Bill Lawry

William Morris "Bill" Lawry, AM (born 11 February 1937) is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.

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Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)

William Joseph O'Reilly (20 December 19056 October 1992), often known as Tiger O'Reilly, was an Australian cricketer, rated as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game.

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Billy Birmingham

Billy Birmingham (born 1953) is an Australian humourist and sometime sports journalist, most noted for his parodies of Australian cricket commentary in recordings under The Twelfth Man name.

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Bob Simpson (cricketer)

Robert Baddeley Simpson AO (born 3 February 1936) is a former cricketer who played for New South Wales, Western Australia and Australia, captaining the national team from 1963–64 until 1967–68, and again in 1977–78.

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Brian Booth

Brian Charles Booth (born 19 October 1933) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1961 to 1966, and 93 first-class matches for New South Wales.

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Brian Statham

John Brian "George" Statham, CBE (17 June 1930 – 10 June 2000) was one of the leading English fast bowlers in 20th century English cricket.

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Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia.

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Bruce Dooland

Bruce Dooland (1 November 1923 – 8 September 1980) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Tests for the Australian national cricket team during the late 1940s.

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Cape Town

Cape Town (Kaapstad,; Xhosa: iKapa) is a coastal city in South Africa.

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Cartoon

A cartoon is a type of illustration, possibly animated, typically in a non-realistic or semi-realistic style.

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Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster that began transmission on 2 November 1982.

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Chennai

Chennai (formerly known as Madras or) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Chris Barrie

Christopher Jonathan Brown, known professionally as Chris Barrie (born 28 March 1960), is a British actor, comedian and impressionist.

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Cicada

The cicadas are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs).

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Colin Cowdrey

Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975).

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Colin Egar

Colin John "Col" Egar (30 March 1928 – 4 September 2008) was an Australian Test cricket umpire.

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Comedy Inc.

Comedy Inc. was an Australian sketch comedy television series, which ran on the Nine Network from 19 February 2003 to 26 December 2007.

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Commonwealth XI cricket team

The Commonwealth XI cricket team played over 100 first-class cricket matches from 1949 to 1968.

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Coogee, New South Wales

Coogee is a beachside suburb of local government area City of Randwick 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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County of Cumberland, New South Wales

Cumberland County is a county in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).

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Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia (CA), formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia.

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Cricket NSW

Cricket NSW (formerly known as the New South Wales Cricket Association) is an Australian sporting association that administers cricket in New South Wales.

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Delhi

Delhi (Dilli), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India.

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Dennis Lillee

Dennis Keith Lillee, AM, MBE (born 18 July 1949) is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation".

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Dhaka

Dhaka (or; ঢাকা); formerly known as Dacca is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

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Don Bradman

Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time.

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E. W. Swanton

Ernest William Swanton (11 February 1907 – 22 January 2000) was an English journalist and author, chiefly known for being a cricket writer and commentator under his initials, E. W. Swanton.

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Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England.

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England and Wales Cricket Board

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales.

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England cricket team

The England cricket team represents England and Wales (and, until 1992, also Scotland) in international cricket.

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English cricket team in Australia in 1954–55

Len Hutton captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1954–55, playing as England against Australia in the 1954-55 Ashes series and as the MCC in other matches on the tour.

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Ernie Toshack

Ernest Raymond Herbert Toshack (8 December 1914 – 11 May 2003) was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1946 to 1948.

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ESPNcricinfo

ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket.

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Everton Weekes

Sir Everton DeCourcy Weekes, KCMG, GCM, OBE (born 26 February 1925) is a leading former West Indian cricketer.

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First-class cricket

First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket.

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Flipper (cricket)

The flipper is the name of a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler.

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Frank Worrell

Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (1 August 1924 – 13 March 1967), sometimes referred to by his nickname of Tae, was a West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator.

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Frank Worrell Trophy

The Frank Worrell Trophy is awarded to the winner of the West Indies–Australia Test match series in cricket.

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Fred Trueman

Frederick Sewards Trueman, OBE (6 February 19311 July 2006) was an English cricketer, mainly active from 1948 to 1968, who played for Yorkshire and England.

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French Australians

French Australians (Franco-Australiens), some of whom refer to themselves as Huguenots, are Australian citizens or residents of French ancestry, or French-born people who reside in Australia.

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French people

The French (Français) are a Latin European ethnic group and nation who are identified with the country of France.

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French Riviera

The French Riviera (known in French as the Côte d'Azur,; Còsta d'Azur; literal translation "Coast of Azure") is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France.

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Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown is the capital of Guyana, located in Region 4, which is also known as the Demerara-Mahaica region.

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Gideon Haigh

Gideon Clifford Jeffrey Davidson Haigh (born 29 December 1965) is an English-born Australian journalist who writes about sport (especially cricket) and business.

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Gil Langley

Gilbert Roche Andrews "Gil" Langley (14 September 1919 – 14 May 2001) was an Australian Test cricketer, champion Australian rules footballer and member of parliament, serving as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1977 to 1979 for the Don Dunstan Labor government.

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Glenn McGrath

Glenn Donald McGrath AM (born 9 February 1970) is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all formats of the game for fourteen years.

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Googly

In cricket, a googly is a type of deceptive delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler.

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Graham McKenzie

Graham Douglas McKenzie (born 24 June 1941) – commonly called Garth McKenzie after the comic strip hero – is an Australian cricketer who played for Western Australia (1960–74), Leicestershire (1969–75), Transvaal (1979–80) and Australia (1961–71) and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1965.

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Greg Chappell

Gregory Stephen Chappell MBE (born 7 August 1948) is a former cricketer who represented Australia at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI).

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Hampshire County Cricket Club

Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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Harold de Andrado

Harold de Andrado (30 December 1927 – 5 November 2004) was a Sri Lankan cricket writer and journalist.

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Headingley Stadium

Headingley Stadium in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos rugby league and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby union clubs.

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History of English amateur cricket

Cricket, and hence English amateur cricket, probably began in England during the medieval period but the earliest known reference concerns the game being played c.1550 by children on a plot of land at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, Surrey.

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Huguenots

Huguenots (Les huguenots) are an ethnoreligious group of French Protestants who follow the Reformed tradition.

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Ian Botham

Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is an English former cricketer and current cricket commentator.

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Ian Chappell

Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943) is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia.

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Ian Craig

Ian David Craig, OAM (12 June 193516 November 2014) was an Australian cricketer who represented the Australian national team in 11 Tests between 1953 and 1958.

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Ian Johnson (cricketer)

Ian William Geddes Johnson, (8 December 1917 – 9 October 1998) was an Australian cricketer who played 45 Test matches as a slow off-break bowler between 1946 and 1956.

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Ian Meckiff

Ian Meckiff (born 6 January 1935) is a former cricketer who represented Australia in 18 Tests between 1957 and 1963.

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Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)

Ian David Stockley Smith, (born 28 February 1957), is a former cricket player turned sporting commentator.

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ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame "recognises the achievements of the legends of the game from cricket's long and illustrious history".

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India national cricket team

The India national cricket team, also known as Team India and Men in Blue, is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.

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Indian subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent is a southern region and peninsula of Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate and projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.

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Jack Daniel (cricketer)

Jack Daniel (9 December 1923 – 12 October 2002) was an Australian sportsman who played both cricket and baseball at high levels.

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Jane McGrath

Jane Louise McGrath AM (née Steele; 4 May 1966 – 22 June 2008) was an England-born Australian cancer support campaigner, and the wife of former Australian cricket fast bowler Glenn McGrath.

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Joe Solomon

Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (born 26 August 1930, Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana, now Guyana) is a former West Indian cricketer who played 27 Tests for the West Indies from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg (also known as Jozi, Joburg and Egoli) is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.

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John Benaud

John Benaud (born 11 May 1944, Auburn, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer.

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John Campbell (broadcaster)

John Campbell (born 10 February 1964) is a New Zealand journalist and radio and television personality.

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John Waite (cricketer)

John Henry Bickford Waite (19 January 1930 – 22 June 2011) was a South African cricketer who played in fifty Tests from 1951 to 1965.

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Johnny Moyes

Alban George "Johnny" Moyes (2 January 1893 – 18 January 1963) was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Victoria.

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Karachi

Karachi (کراچی; ALA-LC:,; ڪراچي) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

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Keith Miller

Keith Ross Miller, (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II.

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Kerry Packer

Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian media tycoon.

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Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen (born 27 June 1980) is a former English cricketer.

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Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

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Kolkata

Kolkata (also known as Calcutta, the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Lahore

Lahore (لاہور, لہور) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Punjab, and is the country’s second-most populous city after Karachi.

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Leg break

A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket.

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Leg spin

Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket.

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Lindsay Hassett

Arthur Lindsay Hassett MBE (28 August 1913 – 16 June 1993) was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.

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List of Australia national cricket captains

This is a list of the men, women and boys who have been the official Australian captains in Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.

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List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Richie Benaud

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings.

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List of New South Wales representative cricketers

This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket.

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Logie Awards

The Logie Awards (officially the "TV Week Logie Awards") are an annual institution that celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by magazine TV Week since 1959.

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Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known simply as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London.

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Mark Taylor (cricketer)

Mark Anthony Taylor AO (born 27 October 1964) is a former Australian cricketer; currently a Cricket Australia director and Nine Network commentator.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Michael Clarke (cricketer)

Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981) is a former Australian international cricketer.

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Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket

The Minor Counties are the cricketing counties of England and Wales that are not afforded first-class status.

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Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Aaron Starc (born 30 January 1990), is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (also known as Bombay, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Neil Harvey

Robert Neil Harvey (born 8 October 1928) is an Australian former cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches.

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New South Wales cricket team

The New South Wales cricket team (currently named NSW Blues) are an Australian men's professional first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales.

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New Zealand national cricket team

The New Zealand national cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket.

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News of the World

The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011.

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Nine Network

The Nine Network (commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network, that is a division of Nine Entertainment Co. with headquarters in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney, Australia.

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Nine's Wide World of Sports

Nine's Wide World of Sports is a long running sports anthology brand on Australian television, aired on the Nine Network.

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Northern Hemisphere

The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator.

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Old Trafford Cricket Ground

Old Trafford, known for sponsorship reasons as Emirates Old Trafford, is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Oxford University Cricket Club

Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, has always held important or first-class status and is classified as an important team by substantial sources from 1827 to 1894; classified as an official first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; and classified as a List A team in 1973 only.

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Pakistan national cricket team

The Pakistan national cricket team (پاکستان قومی کرکٹ ٹیم), popularly referred to as the Shaheens (شاہینز), Green Shirts and Men in Green, is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

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Parramatta

Parramatta is a prominent suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River.

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Parramatta High School

Parramatta High School (PHS) is a public, partially selective, co-educational high school located in Parramatta CBD, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Penrith District Cricket Club

Penrith District Cricket Club is a cricket club on the Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

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Penrith, New South Wales

Penrith is a suburb and major centre in the metropolitan area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Peter Burge (cricketer)

Peter John Parnell Burge (17 May 1932 – 5 October 2001) was an Australian cricketer who played in 42 Tests between 1955 and 1966.

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Peter May (cricketer)

Peter Barker Howard May, CBE (31 December 1929 – 27 December 1994) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey, Cambridge University and England.

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Queensland cricket team

The Queensland cricket team or the Queensland Bulls, is the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket side in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments.

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Ray Lindwall

Raymond Russell Lindwall MBE (3 October 1921 – 23 June 1996) was a cricketer who represented Australia in 61 Tests from 1946 to 1960.

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Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf is a British science fiction comedy franchise which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following.

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Result (cricket)

The result in a game of cricket may be a "win" for one of the two teams playing, a "draw" or a "tie".

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Richie Benaud's Greatest XI

Richie Benaud’s Greatest XI is a 2004 DVD in which cricketing doyen Richie Benaud selects an imaginary cricket team from the best players available from all countries and eras.

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Run out

Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket governed by Law 38 of the Laws of cricket.

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Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England.

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Shane Warne

Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969) is a Australian former international cricketer, and a former ODI captain of the Australian national team.

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Sheffield Shield

The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia.

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Simon Katich

Simon Matthew Katich (born 21 August 1975) is a former Australian cricketer.

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Skin cancer

Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin.

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Sky UK

Sky UK (formerly British Sky Broadcasting Limited, BSkyB and Sky) is a telecommunications company which serves the United Kingdom.

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South Africa national cricket team

The South African national cricket team, nicknamed the Proteas (after South Africa's national flower, Protea cynaroides, commonly known as the "king protea"), is administered by Cricket South Africa.

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South Australia cricket team

The South Australia cricket team, named West End Redbacks, nicknamed "the Southern Redbacks", is an Australian men's professional first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia.

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Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards

The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen.

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Sports commentator

In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as sports announcer, sportscaster or play-by-play announcer) gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast, traditionally delivered in the historical present tense.

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St Marys, New South Wales

St Marys is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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State funeral

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.

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Sunbeam Alpine

The Sunbeam Alpine is a two-seater sports drophead coupé produced by Rootes Group from 1953 to 1955, and then 1959 to 1968.

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Sydney Barnes

Sydney Francis Barnes (19 April 1873 – 26 December 1967) was an English professional cricketer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest ever bowlers.

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Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in Sydney, Australia.

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Sydney Grade Cricket

Sydney Grade Cricket is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia.

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Ted Dexter

Edward Ralph "Ted" Dexter, (born 15 May 1935) is a former England international cricketer.

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Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard.

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The Ashes

The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Oval

The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily compact newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia.

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The Twelfth Man

The Twelfth Man (also known as The 12th Man) is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham.

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Tied Test

A tied Test is a Test cricket match in which the side batting second is bowled out in the second innings, with scores level.

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Tony Abbott

Anthony John Abbott (born 4 November 1957) is an Australian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 2013 to 2015.

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Topspinner

A topspinner is a type of delivery bowled by a cricketer bowling either wrist spin or finger spin.

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Trevor Bailey

Trevor Edward Bailey CBE (3 December 1923 – 10 February 2011) was an England Test cricketer, cricket writer and broadcaster.

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Trevor Chappell

Trevor Martin Chappell (born 12 October 1952, Glenelg, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer, a member of the South Australian Chappell family which excelled at cricket.

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Underarm bowling incident of 1981

The underarm bowling incident of 1981 took place on February 1st 1981, when Australia played New Zealand in a One Day International cricket match, the third of five such matches in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Victoria cricket team

The Victoria cricket team, who were until 2018 named Victorian Bushrangers, is an Australian first class cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Wally Grout

Arthur Theodore Wallace ("Wally") Grout (20 March 1927, Mackay, Queensland – 9 November 1968, Brisbane, Queensland) was a Test cricketer who kept wicket for Australia and Queensland.

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West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61

The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1960-61 season under the captaincy of Frank Worrell.

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West Indies cricket team

The West Indies cricket team, colloquially known as and (since June 2017) officially branded as the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West Indies.

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Wicket

In the sport of cricket, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch.

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Wisden Cricketers of the Year

The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season".

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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (or simply Wisden or colloquially "the Bible of Cricket") is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.

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Worcestershire County Cricket Club

Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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1962–63 Ashes series

The 1962–63 Ashes series consisted of five cricket Test matches, each of five days with six hours play each day and eight ball overs, a change as before 1960-61 Australian Test matches had been played over six days.

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2013–14 Ashes series

The 2013–14 Ashes (named Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons) was a Test cricket series between England and Australia.

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2015 Cricket World Cup

The 2015 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015) was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015.

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References

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