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Richie Benaud

1930 - 2015

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Richard Benaud (; 6 October 1930 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. Following his retirement from international cricket in 1964, Benaud became a highly regarded commentator on the game. Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder, blending leg spin bowling with lower-order batting aggression. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richie Benaud has received more than 901,462 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Richie Benaud is the 35th most popular cricketer, the 688th most popular biography from Australia and the 5th most popular Australian Cricketer.

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  • 900k

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  • 41.19

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Richie Benaud ranks 35 out of 136. Before him are Wasim Akram, Chris Gayle, C. B. K. Beachcroft, Diana Edulji, Yuvraj Singh, and Allan Border. After him are Shahid Afridi, Bill Brown, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mohammed Shami, Phillip Hughes, and Shakib Al Hasan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Richie Benaud ranks 651. Before him are Kenny Ball, Charles Rangel, Terry Nation, Olene Walker, Grace Ogot, and Carlos Loyzaga. After him are Andreas Makris, and William Bender. Among people deceased in 2015, Richie Benaud ranks 577. Before him are Sergey Sharikov, Greg Plitt, Olga Syahputra, Jerome Kersey, Gregory Mertens, and Suniti Solomon. After him are Márton Fülöp, Tim Drummond, Alfredo Pacheco, Windell Middlebrooks, Jasodhara Bagchi, and Kayla Mueller.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Richie Benaud ranks 688 out of 1,143. Before him are Dante Exum (1995), Daniel Johns (1979), Michael Turtur (1958), Alyson Annan (1973), Allan Border (1955), and Bronte Barratt (1989). After him are Grant Hackett (1980), Simon Clarke (1986), Adam Elliot (1972), Eka Darville (1989), Paul Agostino (1975), and James Troisi (1988).

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Among CRICKETERS In Australia

Among cricketers born in Australia, Richie Benaud ranks 5. Before him are Don Bradman (1908), Shane Warne (1969), Ian Chappell (1943), and Allan Border (1955). After him are Bill Brown (1912), Phillip Hughes (1988), Ricky Ponting (1974), Steve Waugh (1965), Glenn Maxwell (1988), Adam Gilchrist (1971), and David Warner (1986).

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