Cricket in History (Part 12)

Events in Sport


Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 1101 - 1,200 of 2,053

  • 1945-03-03 Farooq Hamid, cricketer (1-107 in Test, Pakistan v Australia 1964)
  • 1945-03-08 Graeme Watson, Australian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; 2 ODIs; Victoria CA, WA CA, NSW CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2020)
  • 1945-04-04 Bryan Andrews, New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium-pacer, toured Australia 1973-74), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 1945-04-28 Ajit Manohar Pai, Indian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India
  • 1945-05-03 Sadiq Mohammad, Pakistani cricket batsman 41 Tests @ 35.81, 5 x 100; brother of Hanif & Mushtaq Mohammad), born in Junagadh, India
  • 1945-05-17 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), born in Mysore, Karnataka
  • 1945-06-08 Derek Underwood, England cricket spin bowler (86 Tests, 297 wickets @ 25.83, BB 8/51; Kent CCC), born in Bromley, England (d. 2024)
  • 1945-06-26 David Heyn, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (18 x unofficial tests; 2 ODIs; Nondescripts CC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1945-07-13 Ashley Mallett, Australian cricket spin bowler (38 Tests, 132 wickets, best 8/59; South Australia), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)
  • 1945-07-16 Barry Dudleston, English cricket batsman (Leicestershire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC, Rhodesia) and umpire (2 Tests, 4 ODIs), born in Bebington, England
  • 1945-07-21 Barry Richards, South African cricket batsman (4 Tests, 2 x 100, 2 x 50, HS 140; Natal, Gloucestershire CCC, Hampshire CCC, South Australia), born in Durban, South Africa
  • 1945-07-21 Geoff Dymock, Australian cricket left-arm fast bowler (21 Tests, 78 wickets; 15 ODIs), born in Maryborough, Queensland
  • 1945-08-13 Robin Jackman, English cricket seam bowler (4 Tests, 14 wickets; 15 ODIs; Surrey CCC), born in Simla, India (d. 2020)
  • 1945-09-07 Vic Pollard, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 2 x 100s, 40 wickets) and soccer midfielder (7 caps; Rangers AFC), born in Burnley, England
  • 1945-10-08 Vanburn Holder, West Indian cricket fast bowler (40 Tests, 109 wickets; 12 ODIs), born in Deans Village, Saint Michael, Barbados
  • 1945-10-15 Steve Camacho, West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests, 4 x 50; British Guiana) and executive (CEO WI Cricket Board), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2015)
  • 1945-10-28 Dennis Lillie [sic], cricketer (Queensland leg-spinner 1965-66/80-82)
  • 1945-11-08 Tony Mann, Australian cricket leggie (1977 century as nightwatchman v India), born in Middle Swan, Western Australia
  • 1945-11-11 Niaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Dacca, Public Works Dep't, East Pakistan, Railways; only East Pakistani to play Test cricket), born in Varanasi, India (d. 2000)
  • 1945-12-01 Ross Edwards, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests @ 40.37, top score 170no; 9 ODIs; West Australia CA), born in Perth Western Australia
  • 1945-12-02 Alan "Froggy" Thomson, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 12 wickets; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
  • 1945-12-21 Doug Walters, Australian cricket all-rounder (74 Tests, 15 x 100, HS 250, 49 wickets, BB 5/66; NSWCA), born in Dungog, Australia
  • 1946-01-23 Asif Masood, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani quick with long & erratic run-up), born in Lahore, Pakistan
  • 1946-01-31 Subroto Guha, Indian cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), born in India
  • 1946-02-21 Desmond Lewis, West Indian cricket batsman/keeper (avg 86.33 in 3 Tests), born in Jamaica (d. 2018)
  • 1946-02-28 Graham Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (son of Giff, 5 Tests for NZ 1965-72), born in Auckland New Zealand
  • 1946-03-08 Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (14 Tests, BB 7/99; Pakistan railways CC, Punjab Uni CC), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • 1946-03-19 Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69)
  • 1946-03-31 Aftab Gul, Pakistani cricket batsman (6 Tests @ 22.75), born in Gujar Khan, Punjab
  • 1946-04-02 Richard Collinge, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (35 Tests, 116 wickets; Central Districts CA, Wellington CA, Northern Districts CA), born in Wellington, New Zealand
  • 1946-04-09 Alan Knott, English cricket wicket-keeper (1967-81), born in Belvedere, Kent
  • 1946-04-21 S Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test ump, ICC referee)
  • 1946-04-27 John Maclean, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests, 18 dismissals; Queensland), born in Herston, Australia
  • 1946-05-12 Leonard Baichan, West Indian cricketer (WI opener, 103 v Pakistan on debut 1975), born in Rose Hall, British Guiana
  • 1946-05-31 Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricket umpire (record 128 Tests, 181 ODIs; FIFA referee), born in Montego Bay, Jamaica
  • 1946-06-08 Richie Robinson, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests; 4 dismissals; WSC; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1946-06-15 Roger Tolchard, cricketer (Engl keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977)
  • 1946-07-12 Graham Roope, English cricket batsman (21 Tests, 7 x 50; Surrey CCC, Berkshire CCC, Griqualand West), born in Fareham, England (d. 2006)
  • 1946-08-27 Tony Howard, cricketer (WI off-spinner one Test v NZ 1972)
  • 1946-09-15 Mike Procter, South African cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 41 wickets, BB 6/73; Gloucestershire CCC, Natal, Western Province, Rhodesia, Orange Free State), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2024)
  • 1946-09-24 Pat Pocock, Welsh cricketer (intermittent England off-spinner 1968-85), born in Bangor, Wales
  • 1946-09-25 Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricket spin bowler (67 Tests, 22 as captain, 266 wickets, BB 7/98, 1 x 50; Northern Punjab, Delhi, Northamptonshire CCC), born in Amritsar, India (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1946-09-28 Majid Khan, Pakistani cricketer (great Pakistani batsman 1964-82), born in Ludhiana, Punjab, British India
  • 1946-09-30 Paul Sheahan, Australian cricket batsman (31 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 127; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia

Tony Greig (1946-2012)

1946-10-06 English cricket captain, all-rounder (1972-77) and commentator, born in Queenstown, South Africa

  • 1946-10-12 Ashok Mankad, Indian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 6 x 50; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2008)
  • 1946-10-19 Bob Holland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner at age 38)
  • 1946-10-29 Anura Tennekoon, Sri Lankan cricketer (World Cup captain 1975-79), born in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • 1946-10-31 Ramnath Parkar, Indian cricket batsman (Indian in 2 Tests v England 1972-73), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1999)
  • 1946-11-30 Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper and batsman (33 Tests, 96 dismissals, 5 x 50s; Central Districts CA), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 1976)
  • 1946-12-06 Frank Hayes, English cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 106no; Lancashire CCC), born in Preston, England
  • 1946-12-11 Rick McCosker, Australian cricket batsman (25 Tests, 4 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 127; NSW CA), born in Inverell, Australia
  • 1946-12-16 Goolam Rajah, South African cricket administrator (manager RSA national team 1991-2011), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2021)
  • 1946-12-17 Albert Padmore, West Indies cricketer (WI off-spinner mid-70s), born in St James, Barbados
  • 1947-02-08 Sam Gannon, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 11 wickets; Western Australia; Chairman WACA), born in Perth, Western Australia (d. 2021)
  • 1947-02-14 Salahuddin Mulla, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, HS 34no, 7 wickets; Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines), born in Aligarh, India
  • 1947-02-23 Geoff Cope, cricketer (England off-spinner 1977-78)
  • 1947-02-27 Ashley Woodcock, Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v NZ 1974, only knock 27), born in Adelaide, Australia
  • 1947-03-15 David Colley, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 3/83, 1 x 50; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1947-03-18 David Lloyd, English cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 214no; Lancashire CCC), coach (England 1996-99) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Accrington, England
  • 1947-04-14 Bob Massie, Australian cricket swing bowler (6 Tests; 16 wickets on debut v England 1972), born in Perth, Australia
  • 1947-05-06 Andy Roberts, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 1 x 50, 4 wickets; Northern Districts, Waikato, Hamilton & Bay of Plenty), born in Te Aroha, New Zealand (d. 1989)
  • 1947-05-17 John Traicos, cricketer (in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93)
  • 1947-05-26 Glenn Turner, New Zealand cricket batsman (41 Tests, 2,991 runs @ 44.64; top score 259; chairman national selection panel), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
  • 1947-06-29 Jeff Moss, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v Pakistan 1979), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1947-07-12 Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 8 dismissals; Hyderabad), born in Hyderabad, India (d. 1999)
  • 1947-07-21 Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket batsman (40 Tests @ 31.57, 16 x 50; Maharashtra, Delhi), born in Meerut, India (d. 2020)
  • 1947-07-24 Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricket batsman and captain (78 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 274; Karachi, Sind, Gloucestershire CCC) and executive (President ICC 2015–16), born in Sialkot, Pakistan
  • 1947-08-06 Tony Dell, cricketer (Australian left-arm quick, 2 Tests 1971 & 74)
  • 1947-08-10 Alan Ward, England cricket pace bowler (5 Tests, 14 wickets; Derbyshire CCC), born in Dronfield, England
  • 1947-08-27 John Morrison, cricketer ("Mystery" NZ batsman 1973-82)
  • 1947-09-05 Bruce Yardley, Australian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests, 126 wickets; coach Sri Lanka), born in Midland, Western Australia (d. 2019)
  • 1947-10-20 Younis Ahmed, cricketer (batted for Pakistan in 1969 & again in 1987), born in Jalandhar, India
  • 1947-11-04 Rod Marsh, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests, 355 dismissals, 3 x 100; coach Australian & England Academies) and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2022)
  • 1947-12-02 Dhiraj Parsana, Indian cricket all-rounder (2 Tests), born in Rajkot, Gujarat, India
  • 1947-12-13 Les Joslin, Australian cricketer (Test as batsman for Australia 1968, made 7 & 2), born in Yarraville, Victoria
  • 1947-12-22 Dilip Doshi, Indian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests, 114 wickets, BB 6/102; Bengal, East Zone, Nottinghamshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Rajkot, India
  • 1948-01-05 Parthasarathy Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 50), born in Alwar, India (d. 2010)
  • 1948-01-06 Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (brother of Richard; 26 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
  • 1948-01-13 Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
  • 1948-02-04 Rakesh Shukla, Indian cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), born in Kanpur, India
  • 1948-02-18 Bruce Francis, Australian cricketer (Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972), born in Mosman, Australia
  • 1948-03-18 Eknath Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder)
  • 1948-03-23 Wasim Bari, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistan's most successful), born in Karachi, Pakistan
  • 1948-04-12 Raphick Jumadeen, West Indian cricket spin bowler (12 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 4/72, 1 x 50; T&T), born in Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2023)
  • 1948-04-25 Mike Selvey, English cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets; Middlesex), born in Chiswick, England
  • 1948-05-14 Bob Woolmer, English cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 149, 4 wickets; Kent CCC, Natal, Western Province) and coach (Pakistan, South Africa), born in Kanpur, India (d. 2007)
  • 1948-05-26 Geoff Greenidge, West Indian cricket batsman (5 Tests; last white player to play for WI), born in St Michael, Barbados
  • 1948-06-12 Norbert Phillip, West Indian cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 28 wickets), born in Bioche, Dominica
  • 1948-06-22 Nolan Clarke, Barbados cricketer (Barbados bat 1970-77, later Holland stalwart)

Greg Chappell (75 years old)

1948-08-07 Australian cricket batsman and captain (87 Tests; 7,110 runs @ 53.86, TS 247, 24 x 100s, 47 wickets; South Australia, Somerset CCC, Queensland)), born in Adelaide, Australia

  • 1948-08-28 Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer (brother of John Three Tests for NZ 1976), born in Dannevirke, Manawatu, New Zealand
  • 1948-08-29 David W. Potter, Scottish sports writer (published 60+ books, primarily Scottish football & cricket), born in Forfar, Scotland (d. 2023)
  • 1948-09-12 Max Walker, Australian cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 138 wickets) and broadcaster (Nine Network), born in Hobart, Australia (d. 2016)
  • 1948-10-02 Robert Anderson, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests; top score 92 1976), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
  • 1948-10-22 Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), born in Darley Dale, England (d. 2021)
  • 1948-11-24 Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969)
  • 1948-12-01 Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (55 Tests, 177 wickets; 45 ODIs), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 1948-12-22 Chris Old, English cricketer (England medium-pacer of 70's), born in Middlesborough, United Kingdom
  • 1948-12-30 Surinder Amarnath, Indian cricket batsman (10 Tests, 1 x 100, 3 x 50, HS 124; Northern Punjab, North Zone, Punjab, Delhi), born in Kanpur, India

Weddings in Sport


Deaths in Sport

Deaths 1101 - 1,198 of 1,198

  • 2020-04-30 Chuni Goswami, Indian soccer striker and captain (30 caps; Mohun Bagan) and cricket all-rounder (captain Bengal), dies from cardiac arrest at 82
  • 2020-05-07 Brian Bolus, English cricket batsman (7 Tests @ 41.33; Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire), dies at 86
  • 2020-06-11 Matt Poore, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (14 Tests 355 runs @ 15.43, 9 wickets), dies at 90
  • 2020-06-21 Rajinder Goel, Indian cricket spin bowler (record for most wickets in Ranji Trophy 637), dies at 77

Everton Weekes (1925-2020)

2020-07-01 West Indian cricket batsman (48 Tests; 4,455 runs @ 58.61, 15 x 100s), dies at 95

  • 2020-07-18 Barry Jarman, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (19 Tests; 54 dismissals; South Australia), dies at 84
  • 2020-08-10 Lorna Beal (née Larter), Australian cricket wicket-keeper (7 Tests; 16 dismissals), dies at 96
  • 2020-08-16 Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket batsman (40 Tests @ 31.57, 16 x 50; Maharashtra, Delhi), dies of COVID-19 at 73
  • 2020-09-02 David Capel, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests; 21 wickets; 23 ODIs), dies from a brain tumour at 57
  • 2020-09-15 Sadashiv Patil, Indian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Maharashtra), dies at 86
  • 2020-09-24 Dean Jones, Australian cricket batsman and broadcaster (52 Tests @ 46.55; 164 ODIs; Victoria), dies from cardiac arrest at 59
  • 2020-10-14 John Reid, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and captain (58 Tests; 6 x 100s; 85 wickets) and ICC Match Referee (50 Tests 1993-2002), dies at 92
  • 2020-12-09 Ray Hunter, Northern Irish cricket all-rounder (28 international matches) and rugby union centre (10 Tests; British & Irish Lions 1962; Portadown RFC), dies at 82
  • 2020-12-14 Eric Freeman, Australian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 34 wickets, 2 x 50s; South Australia), dies from a heart attack at 76
  • 2020-12-23 John Edrich, English cricket batsman (77 Tests, 12 x 100. 24 x 50, HS 310no; Norfolk CCC, Surrey CCC), dies at 83
  • 2020-12-25 Robin Jackman, English cricket seam bowler (4 Tests, 14 wickets; 15 ODIs; Surrey CCC), dies from COVID-19 at 75
  • 2020-12-27 Harry Bromfield, South African cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 17 wickets; Western Province), dies at 88
  • 2020-12-29 John F Reid, New Zealand cricket batsman (19 Tests, 1296 runs @ 46.28, 6 x 100s), dies at 64
  • 2021-01-09 Vivalyn Latty-Scott, West Indian women's cricket all-rounder (10 Tests, 25 wickets; Jamaica), dies at 82
  • 2021-01-10 Donald Smith, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 wicket; Sussex CCC), dies at 97
  • 2021-01-11 Colin McDonald, Australian cricket batsman (47 Tests, 5 x 100s; Victoria), dies at 92
  • 2021-01-12 John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests; 17 dismissals), dies at 83
  • 2021-02-05 Sam Gannon, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 11 wickets; Western Australia; Chairman WACA), dies at 73
  • 2021-02-06 Bruce Taylor, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (30 Tests, 111 wickets, BB 7/74, 2 x 100, HS 124; Canterbury, Wellington), dies at 77
  • 2021-02-06 Ezra Moseley, Barbadian cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; 9 ODIs, West Indies; Barbados; Glamorgan), dies in a road accident at 63
  • 2021-03-27 Derek Ufton, English soccer defender (1 cap; Charlton Athletic), manager (Plymouth Argyle) and cricket wicketkeeper (Kent), dies at 92
  • 2021-06-29 Goolam Rajah, South African cricket administrator (manager RSA national team 1991-2011), dies from COVID-19 at 74
  • 2021-07-13 Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (37 Tests; 2 x 100s; 42 ODIs), dies from a heart attack at 66
  • 2021-07-18 John Woodcock, English cricket journalist ('The Times' 1954-88; Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1981-86; President Cricket Writers' Club 1986-2004), dies at 94
  • 2021-07-27 Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), dies from bowel cancer at 72
  • 2021-08-01 Ian Thomson, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 9 wickets; Sussex CCC), dies at 92
  • 2021-08-25 Ted Dexter, English cricket all-rounder and captain (62 Tests, 4,502 runs @ 47.89, 9 x 100s, 66 wickets; Sussex), dies at 86
  • 2021-09-03 John Watkins, South African cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 29 wickets, 3 x 50s; Natal), dies from COVID-19 at 98
  • 2021-09-28 B. Satyaji Rao, Indian cricket umpire (17 Tests 1960-79; 5 x Ranji Trophy finals), dies at 91
  • 2021-10-18 Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (4 Tests; first SL Test captain; 12 ODIs; Bloomfield CC), dies at 68
  • 2021-10-19 Fred Goodall, New Zealand cricket umpire (24 Tests, 15 one-day internationals 1965-88), dies at 83
  • 2021-10-29 Ashley Mallett, Australian cricket spin bowler (38 Tests, 132 wickets, best 8/59; South Australia), dies from cancer at 76
  • 2021-10-30 Alan Davidson, Australian cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 1,328 runs @ 24.59, 186 wickets, best 7/93, 42 catches; NSW), dies at 92
  • 2021-10-31 Peter Philpott, Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 26 wickets, best 5/90; NSW CA), dies due to complications from a fall at 86
  • 2021-11-01 Alan Igglesden, English cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets; 4 ODIs; Kent CCC), dies from complications of a brain tumour at 57
  • 2021-11-06 Tarak Sinha, Indian cricket coach (Indian Women's team 2001-02; Sonnet CC, Delhi; Aakash & Anjum Chopra, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan), dies from lung cancer at 70
  • 2021-11-08 Cecilia Robinson, English cricket batsman (14 Tests, 2 x 100s; Kent WCT), dies at 97
  • 2021-11-08 Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricket administrator (Secretary & Chief Executive Marylebone Cricket Club; CEO South Australian Cricket), dies from multiple myeloma at 58
  • 2021-12-04 Eileen Ash-Whelan, English cricket medium pace bowler (7 WTests, 10 wickets, BB 4/68; Middlesex CC), dies at 110
  • 2021-12-09 Brian Aldridge, New Zealand cricket umpire (26 Tests, 45 ODIs), dies at 81
  • 2021-12-25 Ray Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler and captain (61 Tests, 122 wickets, 1,836 runs @ 23.24; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), dies at 89
  • 2022-01-24 Aftab Baloch, Pakistan cricket batsman (2 Tests; 7th player to pass the 400 first class run milestone, 428 for Sind 1974), dies at 68
  • 2022-02-01 Easton McMorris, West Indian cricket batsman (13 Tests, 1 x 100; Jamaica), dies at 86

Sonny Ramadhin (1929-2022)

2022-02-27 West Indian cricket spin bowler (43 Tests, 158 wickets, BB 7/49), dies at 92

  • 2022-03-04 Rod Marsh, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests, 355 dismissals, 3 x 100; coach Australian & England Academies) and broadcaster (9 Network), dies following heart attack at 74

Shane Warne (1969-2022)

2022-03-04 Australian cricket spin bowler and broadcaster (145 Tests, 708 wickets, BB 8/71; 194 ODIs; Victoria CA, Hampshire CCC), dies from a heart attack at 52

  • 2022-03-17 Alan Rees, Welsh rugby union fly-half (3 Tests; Maesteg RFC), rugby league five eighth (Leeds RLFC) and cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan CCC), dies at 84
  • 2022-04-11 Mohammad Hussain, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 3 wickets; 14 ODIs, 13 wickets; Lahore), dies from kidney related illness at 45
  • 2022-04-21 Jack Rutherford, Australian cricket all-rounder (1 Test, HS 30, 1 wicket; WA CA), dies at 92

Andrew Symonds (1975-2022)

2022-05-14 Australian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests, 2 x 100, 10 x 50, HS 162no, 24 wickets; Queensland CA, Kent CCC, Deccan Chargers), dies in a single-car crash at 46

  • 2022-05-30 David Holford, West Indian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105no, 51 wickets, BB 5/23; Barbados), dies at 82
  • 2022-05-31 Jim Parks, English cricket wicketkeeper (46 Tests, 114 dismissals, 2 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 108no; Sussex CCC, Somerset CCC), dies at 90
  • 2022-06-16 Don Neely, New Zealand cricket historian, administrator (President NZ Cricket 2006-09), dies at 86
  • 2022-07-10 Barry Sinclair, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests, 3 x 100s; Wellington CA), dies at 85
  • 2022-08-09 Rudi Koertzen, South African cricket umpire who officiated in 108 Tests 1992-2010; ODIs 209; T20Is 14, dies in a car accident at 73
  • 2022-09-30 Robin Marlar, English cricket spin bowler (Cambridge University CC, Sussex CCC) and journalist (The Sunday Times; "The Story of Cricket"), dies at 91
  • 2022-10-31 Alan "Froggy" Thomson, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 12 wickets; Victoria CA), dies at 76
  • 2022-11-21 Jeremy Lloyds, English cricket umpire (5 Tests, 18 ODIs, 1 T20I) and all-rounder (Somerset CCC, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 68
  • 2022-11-26 David Murray, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (19 Tests, 3 x 50, 62 dismissals; Barbados), dies at 72
  • 2023-01-02 Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets; Otago CA), dies at 90
  • 2023-01-09 Norma Whiteman. Australian cricket fast bowler (7 WTests, 22 wickets, BB 4/33; NSWCA), dies at 95
  • 2023-01-10 Bruce Murray, New Zealand cricket batsman (13 Tests, 5 x 50, HS 90; Wellington), dies at 82
  • 2023-01-26 Irvine Shillingford, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 120; Combined Islands, Windward Islands), dies at 78
  • 2023-01-26 Keith Thomson, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests, 1 x 50; Canterbury) and field hockey centre-half (28 Tests; Canterbury), dies at 81
  • 2023-03-08 Joe Pamensky, South African cricket administrator (president South African Cricket Union 1976-91), dies at 92
  • 2023-04-02 Salim Durani, Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, 74 wickets, BB 6/73; Saurashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan), dies from cancer at 88
  • 2023-04-05 Sudhir Naik, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Bombay), dies at 78
  • 2023-04-14 Ken Archer, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests; Queensland CA), dies at 95
  • 2023-04-15 Faith Thomas, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 WTest; first Indigenous woman to represent Australia in any sport; South Australia), dies at 90
  • 2023-05-10 Thelston Payne, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1 Test, 5 dismissals; 7 ODIs, HS 60; Barbados), dies from pancreatic cancer at 66
  • 2023-05-19 Brian Booth, Australian cricket batsman (29 Tests @ 42.21, 5 x 100s, 10 x 50s; NSW), dies at 89
  • 2023-06-21 Peter Allan, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Queensland), dies at 87
  • 2023-07-21 Brian Taber, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests, 60 dismissals; NSW), dies at 83
  • 2023-07-23 Roy Swetman, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 26 dismissals, 1 x 50; Surrey CCC, Nottinghamshire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 89
  • 2023-07-27 Raphick Jumadeen, West Indian cricket spin bowler (12 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 4/72, 1 x 50; T&T), dies at 75
  • 2023-07-29 David W. Potter, Scottish sports writer (published 60+ books, primarily Scottish football & cricket), dies at 74
  • 2023-08-03 Ijaz Butt, Pakistani cricket batsman and wicketkeeper (8 Tests, 5 dismissals, 1 x 50; Lahore, Multan, Punjab, Rawalpindi) and executive (President PCB 2008-11), dies at 85
  • 2023-08-20 Naushad Ali, Pakistan cricket wicket keeper (6 Tests, 9 dismissals; Karachi, Punjab) and match referee (5 Tests, 13 ODI), dies at 79
  • 2023-09-03 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), dies of colon and liver cancer at 49
  • 2023-09-03 Piloo Reporter, Indian cricket umpire (14 Tests, 22 ODIs), dies at 84
  • 2023-10-23 Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricket spin bowler (67 Tests, 22 as captain, 266 wickets, BB 7/98, 1 x 50; Northern Punjab, Delhi, Northamptonshire CCC), dies at 77 [1]
  • 2023-12-08 Clyde Butts, West Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 10 wickets; Guyana), dies in a motor accident at 66
  • 2023-12-08 Joe Solomon, West Indian cricket batsman (27 Tests, 1 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 100no; British Guiana, Berbice), dies at 93
  • 2023-12-13 Derek Stirling, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 13 wickets; Central Districts, Wellington), dies of cancer at 62
  • 2024-01-20 Doug Padgett, English cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 31; Yorkshire CCC, MCC), dies at 89
  • 2024-02-13 Datta Gaekwad, Indian cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests, 1 x 50; Baroda CC), dies at 95
  • 2024-02-17 Mike Procter, South African cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 41 wickets, BB 6/73; Gloucestershire CCC, Natal, Western Province, Rhodesia, Orange Free State), dies of cardiac arrest at 77
  • 2024-03-08 Duncan Fearnley, English cricket entrepreneur (Duncan Fearnley cricket bats), dies at 83
  • 2024-03-17 Robin Hobbs, English cricket spin bowler who played 7 Tests, 12 wickets; Essex CCC, Glamorgan CCC), dies at 81
  • 2024-03-20 Saeed Ahmed, Pakistan cricket batsman, who played 41 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 172, 22 wickets; Karachi, Lahore; dies at 86
  • 2024-04-09 Jack Alabaster, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (21 Tests, 49 wickets; Otago), dies at 93
  • 2024-04-15 Derek Underwood, England cricket spin bowler (86 Tests, 297 wickets @ 25.83, BB 8/51; Kent CCC), dies from dementia at 78
  • 2024-04-17 Raman Subba Row, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 137; Surrey CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), dies at 92