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Name	Richard Benaud
Born	6 October, 1930 Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 April, 2015 (aged 84) New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Hollier, Gladys Rose (aunt) Benaud, Richard Grainger (grandfather)
Education *	Jugiong Public School (NSW) (student, 1936-1942) Parramatta High School (Sydney) (student, 1943-1947)
Occupation or Descriptor *	cricketer (1948-1964) New South Wales, Australia television sports broadcaster (1977-2013) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1961) Sport Australia Hall of Fame (inductee, 1985) Australian Cricket Hall of Fame (inductee, 2007) ICC Cricket Hall of Fame (inductee, 2009)
Key Organisations *	New South Wales Cricket Association (member, ?-1970) New South Wales Cricket Team (member, 1948)
Workplaces *	Channel 9 TV station (sports broadcaster, 1977-2013)

* Dates are approximate

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