article_snippet.sent: : Cricket fans pictured applauding Richie Benaud as Richie Benaud covered Richie Benaud last match on English soil at The Oval in London, the Ashes Test between England and Australia in 2005 .
article_snippet.sent: Super effort: A victorious Australian captain Richie Benaud leads A victorious Australian captain Richie Benaud team from the field at Old Trafford in 1961 after winning the Ashes in the fourth Test against England in which A victorious Australian captain Richie Benaud sensationally took five wickets for 13 runs in 25 balls, instigating England's collapse . '
article_snippet.sent: Morning everybody': Richie Benaud commentated  cricket for more than four decades following a stellar career as a Test cricketer during which he batted, bowled and captained Australia from the late 1950s to he retirement in 1964 .
article_snippet.sent: Long history behind the microphone: he looks on during the fifth test match between England and Australia in August 1989, wearing one of he trademark light-coloured jackets which were he signature along with he unique commentary .
article_snippet.sent: Fan favourite: he was such a legend as a cricet commentator in he trademark cream jacket that he inspired a legion of fans dressed up in Australian cricket fans dressed up and wearing silver wigs and and carrying foam microphones at the Ashes Test at the SCG in January 2014 .
article_snippet.sent: The voice of Australian cricket: he, pictured at The Oval during the September 2005 Ashes Test, was one of Australian sport's great personalities and the boss of the commentary box at Test matches in Australia and Britain .
article_snippet.sent: he, pictured with Worcestor captain Don Kenyon before an Australia v Worcester match in England, captained Australia and played 63 Test matches in the late 1950s and the early 1960s, helping to restore the country's reputation as a cricketing nation .
article_snippet.sent: The former Australian test cricketer seized on the opportunity to encourage Australians to protect Australians from the sun. '
article_snippet.sent: Fans dressed as Richie Benaud in silver wigs and cream or beige sports jackets hold aloft imitation Nine Network microphones at the Sydney Test match in January 2014 .
article_snippet.sent: Legend among legends: Benaud at the SCG with fellow cricketers turned commentators Ian Healey, Michael Slater, Brett Lee, Ian Chappell and Bill Lawry dressed in pink for McGrath Foundation day  during the Sydney test between Australia and Sri Lanka in January 2013 . '
article_snippet.sent: Arthur Morris did when Arthur Morris went out to bat. '
article_snippet.sent: Benaud pictured in 2006, more than 40 years after Benaud retirement from a stellar cricketing career which Benaud followed with decades as one of Australia's most loved and respected commentators .