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'A wonderful player, enterprising captain and dedicated journalist, Richie Benaud will be remembered most fondly as the master of the microphone and, collectively, Australia's most cherished cricket figure...'
'He was that rarity among British officers in World War I - a man with the common touch who kept his headquarters at the frontline and was much admired by the Aussies under his command in Gallipoli and France...'