Richie

Richie: The Man Behind the Legend is not a book of statistics or match reviews. Instead, it gets to the heart of 'Richie Benaud, the man'. Each chapter features personal recollections of various lengths from the people who knew Richie best. Among the contributors are members of Richie's family, childhood friends, cricket greats such as Neil Harvey and Alan Davidson, fellow commentators such as Ian Chappell and Mark Taylor, prominent identities from sport, politics, the media and business, from Australia, England, France, South Africa and the Caribbean.

The book is broken into the following chapters: Early Days; A Young Cricketer; Test Debut; Police Rounds; Australian Captain; A Tale of Two Tests; The Launch of Cricket on TV; Journalist and Author; World Series Cricket; Summer All Year Round; Secrets of the Commentary Box; The Spirit of Cricket; The Best Advice (examples of Richie's wise counsel and judgement); On the Course (golf, racing and other pursuits); Friends and Teammates; Close of Play (some of the tributes paid to Richie on his passing in 2015).

The book ends with a postscript by John Benaud. The book will feature colour and black-and-white photographs, including some from the private Benaud collection.

A Stoke Hill Press publication.