nytimes.com - MELBOURNE — Former Australia captain Richie Benaud, the celebrated 'voice of cricket', has died at the age of 84 after battling skin cancer, prompting a flood of tributes from around the world.
A giant figure in the game both on and off the field, Benaud died in his sleep in a Sydney hospice late on Thursday, his employer Channel Nine reported, citing family.
"Our country has lost a national treasure," Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards said in a statement.
"After Don Bradman, there has been no Australian player more famous or more influential than Richie Benaud."
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