Dozens of fans have visited the Benaud statue at the Sydney Cricket Ground to pay their respects to the former Test captain and commentator, who died on Friday aged 84.
Among them were three founding members of the "Richies", a group of diehard Richie Benaud fans known for turning up at the cricket in tan suits and silver wigs and carrying foam microphones.
"He's cricket. He's summer. He's incredible," said Michael Hennessy, who helped found the group with nine mates in 2009.
"He was a magnificent man."
He said The Richies, which is now about 300-strong, has a saying when they attend the cricket: "What would Richie do?"
"He wouldn't abuse the opposition. If an opposition batsman scores a century, he would applaud."
He said the group hopes to fill an entire SCG bay during the test series next summer, which will require a cohort of about 700.
Also paying his respects at Benaud's statue on Saturday was Craig Gill, a Sydney-based member of the English Barmy Army, who draped a flag amid the flowers and mementos.
"It represents what my mates are feeling back in the UK," he said.
"It's not just Australia that will miss him. He will be missed worldwide".
