Famous Cricketers No 100 - Richie Benaud

77. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Kingston, March 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 (Australia won by nine wickets) (8) b C.L.Walcott 46 515-9d 19 7 29 0 259 2 did not bat - 20-1 23 7 44 2 J.K.C.Holt c L.V.Maddocks 275 2 E.D.Weekes c and b 78. Australians v Trinidad, Port-of-Spain, April 4, 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) (6) c C.D.Furlonge b K.Babb 42 299 12 5 29 0 217 (5) c G.E.Gomez b W.Ferguson 20 114-4 - - - - 290-4d 79. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Port-of-Spain, April 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) (5) c C.L.Walcott b S.Ramadhin 5 600-9d 17 3 43 3 C.L.Walcott st G.R.A.Langley 382 1 E.D.Weekes c I.W.G.Johnson O.G.Smith b 12 2 52 0 273-4 80. Australians v British Guiana, Georgetown, April 20, 21, 22 (Australians won by an innings and 134 runs) (7) not out 63 476-7d 11 2 37 1 B.F.Butcher c L.V.Maddocks 177 11 0 35 0 165 81. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Georgetown, April 26, 27, 28, 29 (Australia won by eight wickets) (6) c sub (O.G.Smith) b N.E.Marshall 68 257 3.5 1 15 4 E.D.Weekes c R.G.Archer 182 N.E.Marshall b S.Ramadhin c R.G.Archer F.M.King c G.R.A.Langley did not bat - 133-2 14 3 43 1 F.M.M.Worrell hit wkt 207 82. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Bridgetown, May 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) (6) c C.L.Walcott b D.T.Dewdney 1 668 31.1 6 73 3 C.L.Walcott c G.R.A.Langley 510 1 C.C.Depeiaza b S.Ramadhin c and b (6) b G.S.Sobers 5 249 11 3 35 1 C.L.Walcott b 234-6 83. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Kingston, June 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 (Australia won by an innings and 82 runs) (8) c F.M.M.Worrell b O.G.Smith 121 758-8d 24 5 75 1 E.D.Weekes b 357 1 29.5 10 76 3 J.K.C.Holt c G.R.A.Langley 319 1 O.G.Smith c and b D.T.Dewdney lbw SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 6 0 246 121 41.00 1 1 8 Other matches 3 5 1 200 68 50.00 - 2 1 Tour 8 11 1 446 121 44.60 1 3 9 Career 83 121 8 4131 167* 36.55 9 21 83 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 184.5 47 485 18 4-15 26.94 - - Other matches 55.5 10 186 3 2-79 62.00 - - Tour (6b) 240.4 57 671 21 4-15 31.95 - - Career (8b) 1209.4 171 } 6535 202 7-46 32.35 5 - (6b) 684.4 160 1955/56 This was a purely domestic season, but one full of interest as players sought a place on the ship for England and another tilt at the ‘old enemy’. Benaud was by now a dominant player and a true all-rounder at state level and his 44 wickets were the most of any bowler. His batting average also saw him rank sixth, behind only Test team-mates Keith Miller, Jim Burke, Ken Mackay, Colin 29