Jonathon Stevenson wrote a letter to Richie Benaud back in 1996 . The then-16-year - old asked for his advice on left - handed spin bowling . Stevenson , who now works at cricket Sport , wrote the letter on Friday . ben legend died in his sleep on Thursday night in a Sydney hospice . Letter a sheet of notes about spin bowling for left - handed bowlers .
Jonathon Stevenson wrote a letter to Richie Benaud back in 1996 . The then-16-year-old asked for his advice on left-handed spin bowling . Stevenson , who now works at LiveWire Sport , tweeted the letter on Friday . Cricket legend died in his sleep on Thursday night in a Sydney hospice . Letter included sheet of notes about spin bowling for left-hand bowlers .