Call it cream, bone, white, off-white, ivory, or beige, but Richie Benaud's sports jacket has become almost as recognisable as the Blundstone boot or Akubra hat as an Australian fashion icon.

At 23, Richie wore the slick hairstyle of the mid 1950s and a popped collar that hinted at his flair for presentation. The cream, the bone, the white, the off-white, the ivory or the beige?

Benaud, Packer insisted ... After consulting with Richie, I came up with the idea of a cream, off-white or beige jacket,” Mr Cutler said. “They consulted with Packer and he was happy with ...

That Richie Benaud was a magnificent cricketer ... Most famously, of course, was the beige jacket. But was it really beige, or was it – as Richie's famed imitator The 12th Man, put it ...

Has there been a sports commentator in the world more impersonated than Richie Benaud? His beige jacket. His refined appearance. His dulcet, distinctive voice and his laconic wit provided Billy ...

It's a Weird World of Sport watching the Ashes without seeing or hearing Richie Benaud ... off-white, ivory or beige jacket. And all the niggling aggro has been on the field, whereas I prefer ...

"I remember hearing Richie call 'Dutchy' (Bob ... and there was Benaud (both in the same league). "He made wearing the beige jacket look cool." ...

SYDNEY The pudding-bowl haircut, beige jacket and understated style did not mark him out for TV, but Richie Benaud`s razor-sharp judgement and engaging wit have made him one of cricket`s top ...

Call it cream, bone, white, off-white, ivory, or beige, but Richie Benaud's sports jacket has become almost as recognisable as the Blundstone boot or Akubra hat as an Australian fashion icon.