Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Prime Minister) (14:26): Further on indulgence, with the passing of Richie Benaud OBE we have lost a great cricketer, a great captain and an absolutely superlative commentator. Richie Benaud was the first test cricketer to achieve the double of 200 test wickets and 2,000 test runs. As a captain, he led Australia in 28 test matches, and he never lost a series. And, of course, as a commentator from the 1960s until just a couple of years ago, he was not just the voice of cricket; he was the voice of summer. His was a very distinctive voice, as we know. I am not the greatest Richie Benaud imitator—I leave that to others—but once, in a domestic match in Hobart, Richie announced that the score had reached 'choo for choo hundred and chwenty-choo'. His fellow commentator, Bill Lawry, became incapacitated with laughter at that moment and was unable to commentate further, but Richie, showing a mark of pride and stubbornness, refused to cover for his colleague, and there was dead air for two overs. What can we say except that the voice that held our nation, the voice that held much of the world, is now forever still but not forgotten? I extend condolences to his wife, Daphne, his sons, Greg and Jeffery, and his brother, John, as well as to his millions of fans in Australia and around the world. Summers will not be the same without Richie Benaud. It has been a marvellous innings, and we thank him.