News Vale Ian Redpath

[Ford Fairlane]

Sad to hear of the passing of Ian Redpath, one of Australia's premiere opening batsmen, a backbone of Australian cricket and World Series Cricket.

A true gentleman and throwback to amateur times. Farewell Redders, you will be missed.

Australian cricket is mourning the loss of one its last old-school stonewall openers, with former Test batsman Ian Redpath dying at 83.

A member of Australian cricket's hall of fame, Redpath was a fixture of Australia's side in the 1960s and 1970s.

The Victorian played 66 Tests and scored eight centuries between 1964 and 1976, compiling 4,734 runs at an average of 43.45.

Ian Redpath, stoic Australian Test opener and hall of fame member, dies aged 83

Ian Redpath, the unflappable opener of 66 Tests and member of the Australian cricket hall of fame, dies aged 83.

www.abc.net.au

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Sad news. Listened to several tributes on SEN, but the best one was from his Victorian teammate Keith Stackpole who had a 10 minute or so interview with Tom Morris.

He was an elegant player, especially his cover driving.