The front pages of Saturday's Australian newspapers featured moving tributes to Richie Benaud, the former Australia captain and iconic cricket commentator, who has died aged 84. The Daily Telegraph in Australia had a special tribute edition with the headline 'A marvellous innings' next to a striking image of Benaud during the 1961 Ashes series. The Weekend Australian went with 'the voice of our endless summers falls silent', while The Age simply had a picture of Benaud standing on a cricket field with the dates 1930-2015. The Age had a special tribute edition to Richie Benaud on Saturday . The Weekend Australian carried tributes to 'the face of cricket' on Saturday . The world has been paying tribute to Benaud, the former Australia captain and iconic cricket commentator, who died on Friday. A pioneering leg-spin bowler, Benaud played in 63 Tests, 28 as captain, before retiring in 1964 to pursue a career in journalism and broadcasting. His final commentary in England was at the 2005 Ashes series but he continued to work in Australia until 2013. In November, Benaud revealed he was being treated for skin cancer.
The world has been paying tribute to Richie Benaud, the 'voice of cricket' Former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator died aged 84 . In November, Benaud revealed he was being treated for skin cancer .