Before he was the voice of cricket Richie Benaud was an all-rounder who became an imaginative captain who led his team to victory more times than not.
One of his most defining and famous victories, the fourth test of the 1961 Ashes series, is the subject of a new book co-written by Wellington writer, poet and cricket lover Harry Ricketts and English social historian David Kynaston.
The book Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes details the contrasting styles of Benaud and English captain Peter May and how they reflected the bigger differences between the nations they were representing.
Harry Ricketts joins Emile Donovan.
Richie Benaud Photo: PHOTOSPORT
