58 Quotes by Richie Benaud

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.

'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.

The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.

Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.

The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre shop or Blenkinsop's jam. They simply can't do that. And in Australia, occasionally I have to take action.

Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.

But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.

Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.