Famous Cricketers No 100 - Richie Benaud

Captaincy Record Matches Won Drawn Tied Lost Winning Percentage Australia 28 12 11 1 4 42.85 % New South Wales 30 18 7 - 5 60.00 % When Benaud retired, he had led Australia more times than any other player and only Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman and Lindsay Hassett had led Australia to more Test wins. For New South Wales, only Monty Noble and Alan Kippax had led the state more times. Benaud’s younger brother John also captained New South Wales. They were the third pair of brothers to captain this state after ‘Gar’ and Mick Waddy and Ned and Dave Gregory. In 66 wins for Australia, Benaud scored 2827 runs at 40.97 with 11 fifties and 6 centuries and took 314 wickets at 18.09. In 71 draws, he scored 2811 runs at 33.46 with 13 fifties and 6 centuries and took 203 wickets at 27.68. In 13 losses, he made 409 runs at 15.73 and took 31 wickets at 43.03. In all first-class games, Benaud played in 123 wins, scoring 5669 runs at 41.38 and taking 559 wickets at 19.24 in these games. He played in 107 draws, making 4570 runs at 35.42 and taking 306 wickets at 30.58. In 27 losses he made 1347 runs at 26.41 and took 73 wickets at 40.93. 79