Daphne Benaud oral history interview and photograph by Mike Coward

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19 June 2023

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9675730

1 audio file (1 hr., 22 min) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
1 photograph - digital, JPEG, colour

Born in Glossop, Derbyshire, England in 1937, Daphne Surfleet worked for the English cricket writer Ernest William Swanton. She met Richie Benaud while he was in England having completed a media training course and while he was working as a commentator for the BBC. They married in 1967, becoming Richie’s second wife. Daphne Benaud became almost as much a household name as her husband as she was an integral part of Richie’s professional life as his executive assistant, manager and trusted companion.

Reference:
Library correspondence file
Michael John Coward AM, born in 1946, is a print and broadcast media journalist, commentator, author, and historian specialising in cricket.

Reference:
“Mr Michael John COWARD”, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Honours Search Facility. Accessed 23 August 2023.
https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1153739

ITEM 1
Daphne Benaud interview by Mike Coward

ITEM 2
Photograph of Daphne Benaud / by Mike Coward

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