Keith Stackpole, a former Wisden cricketer of the year, dies at age 84
- Keith Stackpole, a former Australian cricketer, died at age 84 from a suspected heart attack.
- He scored 2,807 runs in 43 Test matches and was named Wisden's Cricketer of the Year in 1973.
- Cricket Australia chairman Mike Baird praised Stackpole as one of the great contributors to the game of cricket.
- Tributes poured in on social media, with many recalling him as a great bloke and a generous mentor.
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Former Australia batsman who scored 207 against England in the Ashes dies
KEITH STACKPOLE has died at the age of 84. The former Australian cricketer was notable for a famous 207 score against England in the 1970-71 Ashes. GettyKeith Stackpole has sadly passed away[/caption] GettyHe scored a famous 207 runs against England in the Ashes[/caption] Stackpole’s score came at the Gabba and was his highest Test score. The right-handed opening batter also played in the first-ever one-day international. He took three wickets i…


Ex-Aussie Test opener Keith Stackpole passes away aged 84
New Delhi: Former Australian Test opener Keith Stackpole, who played 43 Tests and scored seven centuries during an eight-year career from 1966-74, has died aged 84. Stackpole’s Test debut came in January 1966 against England in Adelaide, scoring 43 off 64 balls at No.8 and taking two wickets in the second innings as Australia won by an innings and nine. “All of us at Cricket Australia are mourning the passing of former Australian and Victorian c…

Keith Stackpole, a former Wisden cricketer of the year, dies at age 84
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ex-Australia test vice-captain Keith Stackpole, one of Wisden's cricketers of the year in 1973, has died, Cricket Australia said Wednesday. He was 84.
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