Richie Benaud: Australia legend's life and career in picturesPublished10 April 2015Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Born in Penrith, New South Wales, Richie Benaud made his Test debut against West Indies on 25 January 1952 and went on to play 63 Tests and 259 first-class matchesImage caption, Richie Benaud was appointed Australia's Test captain in 1958 and led them to three Ashes series winsImage caption, A leg-spinning all-rounder, Benaud took 248 Test wickets at an average of 27.03, with best figures of 7-72, before he retired from playing in 1964Image caption, After the 1956 tour of England, Benaud stayed in the UK to take a BBC presenter training course and made his first radio broadcast in 1960Image caption, In 1967, Richie Benaud married his wife Daphne, who he met through English cricket writer EW SwantonImage caption, Richie Benaud was a cricket commentator for the BBC in over 500 matches after his playing career ended in 1964Image caption, In Australia, he was the presenter and lead commentator for Channel Nine's cricket coverage for more than three decades, becoming a familar voice alongside the likes of Ian Chappell, Bill Lawry and the late Tony GreigImage caption, A popular figure across the world of cricket, Benaud's hairstyle and cream jackets were affectionately parodied by an increasing number of fans at the Sydney Test each yearImage caption, Benaud's last live commentary in England, for Channel Four, was England's historic Ashes win over Australia in 2005, when Michael Vaughan's side regained the Ashes they had last won in 1986-87Image caption, A statue of Richie Benaud was unveiled outside the Sydney Cricket Ground before day three of the second Test between Australia and India in 2008Image caption, Richie Benaud was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border medal awards, before being inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame in 2009