booth had a reputation for walking when he knew that he was out, without waiting for the umpire's decision, and he was regarded as a player and leader of the highest principles. he was known for his record of instilling high standards of conduct into his players and prevented them from showing dissent towards unfavourable umpiring decisions. robinson said that "if a prize were offered for fairplaymanship among australia's post-war cricketers brian booth ought to win it hands down". lawry regarded booth as one of the most gentlemanly cricketers that he knew.