Daphne Benaud interview: Richie only spoke when the moment called for it
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Oliver Brown Sun, 16 November 2025 at 6:01 am UTC·15 min read It was perhaps the greatest love affair in cricket, defined as much by the game as by a shared passion for the power of language. “Richie spoke when he thought it was time to speak,” reflects his widow, Daphne Benaud, herself a firm believer in the idea of less being more. “Some commentators could find that unnerving. They thought that something should be said in the first over. But Richie was quite happy to let it build until there was something to say.” Richie Benaud’s measured minimalism provided a treasured soundtrack to any Ashes series, establishing him as the soothing, laconic voice of summer in both hemispheres. As beloved...