Bye Bye Ritchie

[Redline]

Australia's voice of cricket Richie Benaud to retire from all commentary
By Tom Sangster

The Daily Telegraph

February 18, 2009 04:50pm
Richie Benaud
Signing off ... Richie Benaud, the voice of cricket in Australia for nearly half a century, will retire from all cricket commentary.

Benaud let the revelation slip in a radio interview with 2GBs Chris Smith today.

Benaud said: "Ill be doing Australian cricket next year 2010 but I dont do any television at all anywhere else now and when I finish next year, then Ill be doing other things.

"But thatll be no more television commentary."

Benaud began work in television after retiring from an illustrious playing career in 1964.

He worked extensively for Channel 9 in Australia, as well as the BBC and Channel 4 in the UK.

Famous for his beige jackets and witty remarks, Benaud retired from English commentary after the infamous Ashes series of 2005.

Just...wow. Ritchie makes the cricket..it's not a summer if I haven't seen Ritchie on the tv. Will be a massive change, and a massive loss for the cricketing community.

 

[tuftman]

Australia's voice of cricket Richie Benaud to retire from all commentary
By Tom Sangster

The Daily Telegraph

February 18, 2009 04:50pm
Richie Benaud
Signing off ... Richie Benaud, the voice of cricket in Australia for nearly half a century, will retire from all cricket commentary.

Benaud let the revelation slip in a radio interview with 2GBs Chris Smith today.

Benaud said: "Ill be doing Australian cricket next year 2010 but I dont do any television at all anywhere else now and when I finish next year, then Ill be doing other things.

"But thatll be no more television commentary."

Benaud began work in television after retiring from an illustrious playing career in 1964.

He worked extensively for Channel 9 in Australia, as well as the BBC and Channel 4 in the UK.

Famous for his beige jackets and witty remarks, Benaud retired from English commentary after the infamous Ashes series of 2005.

Just...wow. Ritchie makes the cricket..it's not a summer if I haven't seen Ritchie on the tv. Will be a massive change, and a massive loss for the cricketing community.

I wonder who can replace him in the bone, the white, the off white, the ivory or the beige.

 

[Redline]

no one. All the commentators they have now are rubbish next to Benaud.

 

[Gibbsy]

Mark Nicholas? hardly rubbish.

Adam Gilchrist? just might have an idea about modern cricket seeing as he's only recently retired.

Even Healy, and Slater..

I will agree that Chappell, Lawry are rubbish

 

[Redline]

Is Gilly commentating? I missed that.

Somethign about Healy commentating the match annoys me..same with Slats. Healy is a good replacement for doing the 'key test' and that's abuot it...for my entertainment anyway.

 

[dibo]

i really like nicholas, healy, gilchrist and warne when he's there. i'm also a fan of chappeli - he has an opinion, which is pretty novel in what is often a pretty boring commentary box.

i really don't like slater, taylor, lawry or greig.

 

[kanewillow]

ritchie legend will have to watch the cricket on mute after next summer

 

[marinermick]

nicholas or slater to take over

 

[dibo]

but slater's faaaarking shit!

 

[ponno]

Richie is barely on these days anyway - When he is tho he is by far the best, slats is a clown , as is heals and tubbs... they should replace them all with the abc radio comm team.... they know what they are on about...

 

[nikko]

nicholas (aka Nikko, as referred to by Slats) is a sex god

 

[Mariner Girl]

nicholas (aka Nikko, as referred to by Slats) is a sex god

QFT - he is far better looking than some of the others.
They have heads on them that would haunt houses. (and voices to match!)

 

[marinermick]

but slater's faaaarking shit!

disagree - think him and nichols are the best

 

[bulldogmariner]

but slater's faaaarking shit!

disagree - think him and nichols are the best

Agreed Mick. Slater is great! I like his sports show on 2ky in the morning as well. I love Warnes insight into the game as well he has such a great cricket mind. Probably the best cricketer never to be the full time captain of his country.

 

[Bear]

nicholas (aka Nikko, as referred to by Slats) is a sex god

QFT - he is far better looking than some of the others.

If doing the commentating was based purely on looks, willow would get the job straight up

 

[Gibbsy]

Richie is barely on these days anyway - When he is tho he is by far the best, slats is a clown , as is heals and tubbs... they should replace them all with the abc radio comm team.... they know what they are on about...

Just as long as that retarded fatman Kerry O'keefe doesnt join.

 

[Andy]

Billy Birmingham