Famous Cricketers No 100 - Richie Benaud

Bowlers Who took His Wicket Most Times 8 A.V.Bedser 7 F.S.Trueman 6 R.Appleyard, J.C.Laker 5 R.R.Lindwall, J.T.Partridge, G.S.Sobers, H.J.Tayfield, F.J.Titmus 4 J.N.Edwards, T.L.Goddard, I.Meckiff, J.B.Statham Don Bradman thought Alec Bedser was the best medium-pacer he’d ever seen and perhaps unsurprisingly, Benaud was inclined to agree. Bedser often troubled Benaud with his apparent ability to make the ball pick up pace after pitching. Benaud rated the Surrey bowler highly both as a cricketer and a person, writing “I don’t think I have ever seen a greater hearted bowler and I have certainly never met anyone…who was a better team man”. The most successful bowlers against Benaud at Test level were Jim Laker and Fred Trueman, who each dismissed him 6 times. Batsmen He Dismissed Most Times 11 M.C.Cowdrey 10 T.E.Bailey 9 P.B.H.May, F.S.Trueman 7 L.E.Favell 7 P.L.Ridings 7 R.B.Simpson 6 R.N.Harvey Mode of Dismissal – Batting Wickets Percentage Caught fielder 138 42.99% Bowled 82 25.54% LBW 41 12.77% Caught wicketkeeper 33 10.28% Caught and bowled 15 4.68% Run Out 6 1.64% Stumped 5 1.56% Retired Hurt 1 0.31% Total 321 completed innings (44 not out innings) Mode of Dismissal – Bowling Wickets Percentage Caught fielder 391 41.38 % Bowler 198 20.10 % Caught wicket-keeper 96 10.16 % LBW 94 9.95 % Stumped 91 9.63 % Caught and bowled 72 7.62 % Hit Wicket 3 0.32 % Total 945 77