Top 5 Australian Test spinners of all time

4 Richie Benaud

Richie Benaud

For a generation of cricket fans, Richie Benaud became the voice of cricket. But prior to becoming one of the world's much loved cricket commentators, but he was also one of Australia's best ever all-rounders and one of the best spinners to have played for the nation.

Although Benaud started off as a batsman, he soon became an all-rounder and was considered among the world's foremost leg-spin bowler during the 1950s and the early 1960s.

In a career spanning around 12 years, Benaud played in 63 Test matches and his excellent leg-spin bowling brought him 248 wickets, which remained a record for Australian spinners for many years. He was a highly disciplined bowler, and was remarkably accurate for a leg-spinner. Benaud recorded an average of 24.45 in his career and had an economy rate of only 2.10.