Cricket luminaries descend on Sydney to celebrate life of Richie Benaud

By Adam Pengilly
Updated April 21 2015 - 10:08am, first published April 15 2015 - 7:11pm
Long-time colleague: Ian Chappell delivers his memories of Richie at the The 
Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Long-time colleague: Ian Chappell delivers his memories of Richie at the The Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Long-time colleague: Ian Chappell delivers his memories of Richie at the The 
Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Long-time colleague: Ian Chappell delivers his memories of Richie at the The Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Daphne Benaud applauds after a speech by Richie's son Jeff. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Daphne Benaud applauds after a speech by Richie's son Jeff. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Long-time colleague: Ian Chappell delivers his memories of Richie at the The 
Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Long-time colleague: Ian Chappell delivers his memories of Richie at the The Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Long-time colleague: Ian Chappell delivers his memories of Richie at the The 
Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Photo: Gregg Porteous
Long-time colleague: Ian Chappell delivers his memories of Richie at the The Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Photo: Gregg Porteous

Even in his memory, the imitations will long live on. And so as a cast of Australian cricket luminaries and media identities gathered to remember Richie Benaud on Wednesday, the voice of international cricket was still being mimicked by those closest to him.

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