Famous Cricketers No 100 - Richie Benaud

217. New South Wales v South Australia, Sydney, January 5, 6, (8), 9 (New South Wales won by six wickets) * (9) c B.N.Jarman b G.S.Sobers 54 443 10 3 28 4 I.M.McLachlan c R.B.Simpson 250 2 B.N.Jarman c D.A.Ford R.H.D.Sellers c A.K.Davidson D.J.Sincock c A.K.Davidson (3) b G.V.Brooks 7 40-4 18 4 47 4 G.S.Sobers c F.M.Misson 229 1 I.M.McLachlan c and b D.A.Sharpe c J.W.Martin N.J.N.Hawke b 218. New South Wales v Victoria, Sydney, January 26, 27, 29, 30 (New South Wales won by ten wickets) * (9) c R.M.Cowper b L.F.Kline 7 384 9 1 24 0 321 1 did not bat - 139-0 19.3 5 49 4 W.M.Lawry b 198 C.N.Crompton b C.E.J.Guest c N.C.O’Neill I.Meckiff b 219. New South Wales v Western Australia, Perth, February 2, 3, 5, 6 (New South Wales won by 68 runs) * (8) b H.G.Bevan 24 218 33 15 65 2 J.F.Parker c R.B.Simpson 272 1 J.R.M.Stubbs c R.B.Simpson (3) c B.L.Buggins b L.C.Mayne 8 228 15.2 6 42 2 W.R.Smith b 106 J.R.M.Stubbs c R.B.Simpson 220. New South Wales v South Australia, Adelaide, February 9, 10, 12, 13 (South Australia won by 130 runs) * (8) c B.N.Jarman b G.V.Brooks 19 249 6.6 0 8 1 G.V.Brooks b 190 1 (8) not out 38 270 34.3 6 121 5 J.C.Lill b 459-8d H.N.Dansie b R.G.Lloyd c B.C.Booth B.N.Jarman c J.W.Martin R.H.D.Sellers c J.W.Martin 221. New South Wales v New Zealanders, Sydney, March 9, 10, 12 (New South Wales won by 59 runs) * (8) c P.T.Barton b J.R.Reid 11 322-7d 12 6 30 5 G.T Dowling b 251 1 P.T.Barton c F.M.Misson J.W.Guy c R.N.Harvey A.E.Dick c and b G.A.Bartlett c R.N.Harvey did not bat - 152-7d 11 3 52 3 G.T.Dowling st D.A.Ford 164 1 S.N.McGregor c and b M.E.Chapple c N.C.O’Neill SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Sheffield Shield 8 11 1 385 140 38.50 1 2 12 Other match 1 1 0 11 11 11.00 - - 2 Season 9 12 1 396 140 36.00 1 2 14 Career 221 308 36 9406 187 34.58 19 45 211 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Sheffield Shield 300.6 88 763 39 5-63 19.56 2 - Other match 23 9 82 8 5-30 10.25 1 - Season (8b) 323.6 97 845 47 5-30 17.97 3 - Career (8b) 4076.5 884 } 19479 814 7-32 23.92 48 6 (6b) 2916.1 948 1961/62 – International XI in New Zealand, India and Pakistan With the domestic season over, Benaud again appeared in the International XI. His team-mates were Ian Craig, Bob Simpson and Ian Meckiff from Australia, Tom Graveney, Colin Cowdrey, Harold Stephenson, ‘Dusty’ Rhodes and Raman Subba Row from England and West Indians Everton 56