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Richie Benaud, an Uncommon card
Richard Benaud was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 86,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Richie Benaud quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Richie Benaud card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder, blending leg spin bowling with lower-order batting ______.
Answer
aggression. Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder, blending leg spin bowling with lower-order batting aggression. From the Richie Benaud article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Following his retirement from international cricket in ____, Benaud became a highly regarded commentator on the game.
Answer
1960s. Following his retirement from international cricket in 1964, Benaud became a highly regarded commentator on the game. From the Richie Benaud article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Public housing. Public housing 89 · Richie Benaud 84 · Dubai Metro 81 · Nelson Cruz 78 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Following his retirement from international cricket in 1964, Benaud became a highly regarded commentator on the game.
- Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder, blending leg spin bowling with lower-order batting aggression.
- Along with fellow bowling all-rounder Alan Davidson, he helped restore Australia to the top of world cricket in the late 1950s and early 1960s after a slump in the early 1950s.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Richie Benaud article was read about 86,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Richie Benaud
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Richie Benaud (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Australian News and Information Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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