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Full name John Benaud
Born May 11, 1944, Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 64 years 68 days
Major teams Australia,New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Brother - R Benaud
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
5
0
223
142
44.60
1
0
24
3
0
0
First-class
47
85
6
2888
142
36.55
4
16
30
0
List A
6
5
0
64
21
12.80
0
0
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
1
24
12
2
2/12
2/12
6.00
3.00
12.0
0
0
0
First-class
47
308
176
5
2/12
35.20
3.42
61.6
0
0
List A
6
40
31
1
1/15
1/15
31.00
4.65
40.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Dec 22-27, 1972 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Australia at Port of Spain, Apr 21-26, 1973 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1966/67 - 1972/73
List A span
1969/70 - 1972/73
Profile
John Benaud was always going to be overshadowed by his older brother Richie, but he forged a good career for himself as a muscular, destructive batsman for New South Wales. He played three Tests too, all in 1972-73; in his second appearance he thrashed 142 against Pakistan at the MCG, a furious innings played in the knowledge that he had already been left out of the next Test. He was also once banned for two matches for wearing the wrong shoes. An astute captain of his state, Benaud later became a national selector during Australia's renaissance under the captaincy of Allan Border.
Rob Smyth
