article_snippet.sent: After Don Bradman, there has been no Australian player more famous than Richie Benaud,
article_snippet.sent: A veteran of 64 Test matches, Richie Benaud was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.
article_snippet.sent: To most Australians Richie Benaud was cricket.
article_snippet.sent: As a player most Australians Richie Benaud record has withstood the test of time.  
article_snippet.sent: most Australians Richie Benaud led the Australian side from 1958/59 through to 1963/1964, never losing a series in most Australians Richie Benaud 28 Tests as captain.
article_snippet.sent: As captain, most Australians Richie Benaud was first to lead a full Australian tour to India and Pakistan in 1959/60.
article_snippet.sent: most Australians Richie Benaud was the first cricketer to reach a Test double of 2,000 runs and 200 wickets.
article_snippet.sent: Benaud, who was born in 1930 in Penrith, New South Wales, lead Australia into an era of world dominance as a player.