Editing Richie Benaud (section)

==Playing style==
Benaud was not a large spinner of the ball, but he was known for his ability to extract substantial bounce from the surface. In addition to his accurate probing consistency, he possessed a well-disguised [[googly]] and [[topspinner]] which tricked many batsmen and yielded him many wickets. In his later career, he added the [[flipper (cricket)|flipper]], a combination of the googly and top spinner which was passed to him by [[Bruce Dooland]]. Coupled with his subtle variations in flight and angle of the delivery, he kept the batsman under constant pressure.<ref name="wisden"/> Benaud had the tendency to bowl around the wicket at a time when he was one of the first players to do so; it had an influence on spin bowlers like [[Shane Warne]] and [[Ashley Giles]].<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbOJis1sz4U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/jbOJis1sz4U| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=How to Bowl Leg Spin: A Masterclass – Richie Benaud & Michael Atherton|date=12 April 2012|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Benaud was regarded as one of the finest close-fielders of his era, either at gully or in a silly position. As a batsman, he was tall and lithe, known for his hitting power, in particular his lofted driving ability from the front foot.<ref name="wisden"/>

[[Johnnie Moyes]] said "Certainly Benaud received a little help from the roughened patches, but he could do what the off-spinners could not do: he could turn the ball, mostly slowly, sometimes with more life. His control was admirable, and when Benaud gets a batsman in trouble he rarely if ever gives him a loose one. He keeps him pinned down, probing and probing until the victim is well and truly enmeshed."<ref>[[Johnnie Moyes|A.G. Moyes]], ''With the M.C.C. in Australia 1962–63, A Critical Story of the Tour'', pg. 32, The Sportsmans Book Club, 1965.<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref>