{"product_id":"9781472926449","title":"Benaud in Wisden","description":"Richie Benaud, who died this year aged 84, was \"perhaps the most influential cricketer and cricket personality since the Second World War\" according to Gideon Haigh, the world's best cricket historian. He excelled as a batsman, legspin bowler, revolutionary captain – and most of all as a commentator in England and Australia for almost 50 years. He was universally loved for his authority, knowledge, dry wit and generosity of spirit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenaud in Wisden\u003c\/i\u003e records the highlights of an exceptional career both as a player and a journalist. There are edited reports on each of his 63 Test matches, including the legendary Tied Test of 1960-61 and the match at Old Trafford in 1961 when Benaud memorably stole the Ashes from England. \"If one player, more than any other, has deserved the goodwill of cricket for lifting the game out of the doldrums, that man is Richard Benaud,” said \u003ci\u003eWisden\u003c\/i\u003e in 1962.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book also includes a series of articles written by Benaud in the \u003ci\u003eWisden Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e after his retirement, as well as features from \u003ci\u003eWisden Cricket Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wisden Cricketer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWisden Asia Cricket\u003c\/i\u003e. Benaud's impact was so great, and so enduring, that the book will appeal to teenagers, nonagenarians and everybody in between. It is the definitive record of a unique career.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165360505072,"sku":"9781472926449","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472926449_p0.jpg?v=1763599202","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472926449","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}