My Dad and I listened to Richie’s commentaries - and silences - for years together. I cherish those times, and Mr. Benaud. The greatest.

If ever there could be a man to be cryogenically preserved and kept forever its Richie Benaud. An absolute legend and the iconic voice of cricket which brings back great memories of my childhood.

@petermorris9818

11 ай бұрын

I could listen to RB all day. So knowledgable and eloquent with it.

Shout out to Mark Nicholas as well. Very good presenter and commentator.

@jamesskingley5751

11 ай бұрын

Hell yes

Richie Benaud, Mambo Number 5, free to air test matches, great days.

Richie is the reason I became a cricket fan in 1990 as an 11 year old. Thanks Richie.

The greatest commentator bar none.

What an adorably brilliant upload, evokes lots of memories There's a part of me that wants to live forever within that summer of 2005. I remember watching this live & my heart aching, knowing it was coming to an end It's so brilliant to hear Benaud talk cricket. His zeal for the game is emmense; I sometimes wonder if he's aware of the world beyond cricket... If he's ever heard of the likes of Justin Beiber, Colonel Gaddafi or Pippa Middleton I like to think he hasn't... & is happier for it

@lizardywizard

4 жыл бұрын

Was at Edgbaston and had 10 quid tickets for this final day at the Oval and KPs Ashes winning 158. Shane - you dropped the Ashes fat lad!

I bet Richie & Warnie 🇦🇺 are in heaven enjoying each other's company... ❤️

I'll never forget Richie Benaud's comments on the infamous "underarm ball" by Trevor Chappell. There was no hint of bias: he simply stated that it was utterly disgraceful. He was a brilliant commentator, always impartial and insightful and a one of the greatest Australians of all time.

Richie was a great player as well as commentator.

Growing up in the 80s, every home test, Ritchie in the commentary box, days we will never forget

@mrkipling2201

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!!

Richie Benaud was the best TV cricket commentator by far. No-one gets near him. Coincidentally, I was born on the last day of the last test match he played.

Some interesting things to note from Benaud's exposition. Firstly, he confirms what I always thought - that the '50s and '60s were cricket's most boring period, with Sobers the only shining light. Secondly, imagine how delighted he must have been when Tendulkar returned to form in 2007 and made the 5th most runs in a calendar year in 2010.

A pure gentleman Ritchie a great tribute to this fine man.

This clip serves as both a celebration of Richie Benaud as a broadcasting legend and, also, of Channel 4 as a cricket broadcaster. Richie's maxim as a broadcaster, which he expresses here ( "Do your best, but don't take yourself too seriously") works equally well for Channel 4 itself. Richie Benaud and Channel 4 both changed cricket coverage in this country immeasurably and for the better.

The best commentator of any sport in history.

Nice intimate chat with the great man.

Brilliant video. Perfectly captures the intensity of the 2005 series and the atmosphere. I had actually forgotten how on top Australia were here at this stage on day 5 of the 5th test. Such were the many many moments in this series. I do remember the Australian players returning after a bad light break wearing sunglasses:-). This series had everything and you will never see anything better. We might as well have called it quits then. I also thought this England team would dominate for years to come (as I did the German football team would after winning the 2014 world cup) but it was actually their final performances. I also thought cricket would even rival football in terms of popularity. Simon Jones I don't think played test cricket again, Michael Vaughan got injured, Flintoff never reached the same heights and had injuries, Harmison never bowled as well. They went to Pakistan and lost 2-0 soon after. I remember South Africa won a test series in England in 2008 and saw empty seats. Then we had Pietersen as captain, the Stanford debacle. Little did we know that Andrew Strauss would save the day and win the Ashes in Australia by steam rolling Australia in 2010/11 and become the number 1 test team. And that England would would later become world champions in T20 and in ODI and that the Ashes of 2019 and 2023 would be thrilling. Richie's voice was my childhood. It was just a pity England were poor in test cricket in the 1980s and 1990s. And this poor performance (and Botham's decline) actually stopped me from playing cricket. Since 2000 England have produced in my opinion their best generation of players ever - which is amazing when you consider how cricket is not the most popular sport. It was interesting in 2005 that Anderson was not in the team and was having trouble with his remodeled action. And Thorpe was omitted (England would have been stronger if they played him instead of Bell). Thorpe unlucky to miss out on this great series. And T20 was first launched but the England - Australia games never really took off. I think Richie would be concerned at test cricket today. A few years ago India played in the West Indies and not one spectator was there on the first morning. Very strange. The Sheffield Shield final has free entry and very few spectators show up. I actually think the 1990s was the best era for test cricket - Pakistan, South Africa were very good teams. Australia the great team of course. India, WI and NZ were good and even Zimbabwe had a good team. England ironically were not good. I have sympathy for players like Atherton, Hick who came up against the best decade for bowling in my opinion.

I don't mind watching cricket on Sky Sports but I really miss watching it on Channel 4 I can't put my finger on it but it just seemed better than Sky.

@kunalsingh3121

3 жыл бұрын

It is back on Ch 4 again, Have fun.

Broadcasting & cricket colossus. Sadly missed. RIP

Richie Benaud- cricketing god!

The epitome of class.

Richie was the greatest cricket commentator and one of - if not - the greatest sports commentators. Summers arent the same without him .

Brilliant to watch. Richie Benaud the best. Any more C4 Cricket stuff you could upload would be great. Thank you.

I just love Richie, If he was reading out the telephone directory I would sit and listen to him and hang on his every word, I bet he wouldn't use the term batter either, he'd still say batsman.

A wonderful wonderful man

a young kid in the 80's fell in love listening to test cricket. This is the man responsible. Class personified, wonderful just wonderful what a great man

Good news is that Cricket is back on BBC next year, T20s live as well

@antster1983

3 жыл бұрын

And it's now back on Channel 4 with the India v England 2021 Test series, which started yesterday (Friday 5th February).

Legend Richie Benaud !

I miss him so much

This is so painful watching this back now. The good old days of 'free to watch' live cricket on TV. So many memories..

@portcullis5622

Жыл бұрын

Gone forever, I fear. ECB just want the money from Sky, but they are overlooking the fact that we have had 18 summers where many youngsters won't have seen live test cricket on TV (apart those tests in India during the 2020/ 2021 winter lockdown). Many households either can't afford Sky, or (like myself) refuse to line the pockets of Sky.

@anandradia3391

Жыл бұрын

@@portcullis5622 100% spot on. Lost a couple of generations.

@pauljohnson4539

11 ай бұрын

​@@portcullis5622The 18 English summers without cricket on terrestrial TV will be extended to 23 years as Sky extended their deal with the ECB until 2028.

@randyborstol2491

11 ай бұрын

@@pauljohnson4539 nostalgia aint what it use to be - England were poor in the 1980s and 1990s at test cricket. I actually felt cheated. We are so lucky today to see Anderson, Broad, Stokes, Root etc. We also had rebel tours in the 1980s (never felt so depressed during the shambolic 1989 ashes series as players just bailed). I loved the BBC's coverage but if I remember correctly - we missed Imran running through England at Headingley in 1987 as the BBC prioritized the Wimbledon tennis. And then we had horse racing on Saturdays every 20 minutes or so. And they never covered overseas tours. I felt like a child in a sweet shop when Sky covered England in the West Indies in 1989/90. The cricket and the atmosphere was great. Never really seen that before.

@pauljohnson4539

11 ай бұрын

@@randyborstol2491 Very true. But the problem BBC had - as well as Channel 4 - was having to share space with other sports (Graham Gooch reaching his triple century against India in 1990 is another example of a significant piece of action not shown live because the Been were away at racing from Ascot iIIRC. (Fun fact: James Anderson is the only cricketer still playing who has played in a test match on English soil and shown live on free-to-air television.)

Marvellous, 222, super stuff this. Bless Richie

And now channel 4 has cricket back

Every day without Richie has been a poor day

"I would think he's got plenty of people to polish the floors for him!" 😂😂😂 Absolutely cold from Benaud! Housemaid's elbow/knee is bursitis am I correct?

Did you record the entire 5 days? I love you for these videos!

LEGEND ❤❤❤

A great man.

Legend

madmusician91 i can guess u have everyday's play from today at the test of ashes 2005 could u please upload 2nd, 3rd & 4th test's please

Great comment!

Mark Nicholas and Richie Benaud - the voice of EA Sports Cricket 2007

brilliant

Ea cricket 07

A true class act. I hope cricket returns to the BBC and one day we'll see his like again.

@pauljohnson4539

8 ай бұрын

Cricket has returned to the BBC - in televised format - since 2020, though their contract expires in 2024; whether they renew it, who knows.

I learned about House Maid's Elbow thanks to Richie 😄

Those were the days. Without question, Channel 4 were pros with the way they presented their coverage of cricket for the 6-7 years. Richie Benaud - more than a cricket god. A cricket icon too. I preferred Channel 4's coverage of cricket than Sky Sports' version. The way they are making people pay to watch this great sport on Sky rather than resume free-to-air rights with either C4 or Channel 5, who also did well with the coverage after it was handed over) , is disgusting the way cricket fans who want to watch on TV are forced to pay to watch it.

It was the last time I saw kids out in the street playing cricket ...

Test match cricket should have stay on terrestrial tv . Channel 4 were the best BBC just going to other sports

@ajs41

5 жыл бұрын

I preferred the BBC's style of cricket broadcasting before 1999. It was more conservative and genteel and that suited me although I was a schoolboy at the time.

@fusionsuper34

4 жыл бұрын

I do agree. Channel 4's coverage was, with respect, more entertaining than the BBC's one. Although I have not seen their coverage before, C4 and later C5 who took over a year or so later, did it more justice than any other channel.

@antster1983

3 жыл бұрын

Now back on Channel 4, who will be covering the entire India v England 2021 Test series, which started yesterday (Friday 5th February). Same production company (Sunset+Vine), same theme they used for the 2005 Ashes coverage (Mambo No. 5).

Big Cook and Little Cook

Megicali sound of Richie bennued of australian cricket commentary 19 86to all of your life Allah pak very love sound in public in worlds

Oh what could have been

Cricket on channels like sky and fox is killing the game

@pauljohnson4539

8 ай бұрын

But test matches are still free to air in Australia, unlike in the UK.

Sachin played for a few more years and had a great run from 2008-2011 ..niceee! rip richie ❤️

When Ian Craig got the tour's clap Richie 😂

housemates elbow "a classic" joke

Sachin never gets the credit he deserves. And it has never bothered him. A great cricketer who remained an unassuming champion on and off the pitch.

The standard by which all cricket broadcasters are and should be judged.

Could you upload the entire match "live"?

Would he approve of bazball?

All of Muslim love ever of world peaople Allah say in Quran pak last peace b upon him in last day in world