| 04-February-2020 Australia World of Sport Commentators Wesley First Day Cover with cachet AFL Football, Soccerball, Cricketball, Headset and Microphone affixed four stamps: $1.10 Les Murray $2.20 Lou Richards, Jack Dyer, Bob Davis $1.10 Richie Benaud $1.10 Reg Gasnier tied pictorial postmark Commentator with Headset, Balwyn, Vic 3103. Australians who avidly follow various sporting codes rely on the insights of experienced sporting commentators through television, radio, print and digital media. The six acclaimed communicators featured in this stamp issue were household names, true heroes of their respective sports. Cricket great Richie Benaud OBE (1930–2015) retired from the sport in 1964 to become a celebrated cricket journalist and commentator in Britain and Australia. Rugby league footballer, Reg Gasnier AM (1939–2014), embarked on a media career as writer and broadcaster after retirement in 1967. Les Murray AM (1945–2017), well-known football (soccer) communicator, was largely responsible for raising the status of the game in this country. Lou Richards MBE (1923–2017), Jack Dyer OAM (1913–2003) and Bob Davis (1928–2011) were all noted VFL (Victorian Football League) players. They became popular commentators of the sport. |
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