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The celebrated cricket commentator Richie Benaud is recovering in hospital after a car crash in Sydney.The celebrated cricket commentator Richie Benaud is recovering in hospital after a car crash in Sydney.
The 83-year-old was injured on Wednesday while driving home from a game of golf. The 83-year-old was injured on Wednesday while driving home after playing golf. He is understood to have suffered chest and shoulder injuries, as well as a broken sternum.
"No one else was injured, and I was more worried about the car than myself," Benaud said in the statement, a reference to his vintage car.
"Mr Benaud, who turned 83 earlier this month, was driving home alone to Coogee mid-morning yesterday when the accident happened," said his employer, Channel Nine, in a statement. "Police attended and there were no charges. The car had mounted a nature strip and hit a small brick wall."

"Despite being in some discomfort, the former Australian cricket captain and legendary all-rounder remains in fine spirits and good humour."
"Mr Benaud, who turned 83 earlier this month, was driving home alone to Coogee mid-morning yesterday when the accident happened," said his employer, Channel Nine, in a statement. "Police attended and there were no charges. The car had mounted a nature strip and hit a small brick wall."

"Despite being in some discomfort, the former Australian cricket captain and legendary all-rounder remains in fine spirits and good humour."
Benaud is a popular figure both in Australia and England, and has been involved in broadcasting for more than 50 years. He also captained Australia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Benaud is a popular figure both in Australia and England, and has been involved in broadcasting for more than 45 years. He was due to commentate on Nine for the Ashes, which starts on 21 November, and it is still unclear if he will be fit to return to work.
"Richie is a national treasure," said the Nine Entertainment CEO, David Gyngell. "In the Nine family, he sits at the head of the table.
"As always he and [his wife] Daphne have our support and Richie will return to call the coming Ashes series against England – his 36th summer in Nine's Wide World of Sports commentary box – when he is good and ready."
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