Cricket-Australian Hall of Fame all-rounder Davidson dies aged 92


  • Cricket
  • Saturday, 30 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Australia's test cricket captain Michael Clarke (L) listens to former Australian cricketer Alan Davidson during a practice session at the Sydney Cricket Ground January 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/File Photo

(Reuters) - Alan Davidson, the first player to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a single test match, has died at the age of 92, Cricket Australia announced on Saturday.

The New South Wales all-rounder, a left-arm swing bowler who claimed 186 wickets and scored 1328 runs during his career, played in 44 tests for Australia and was inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame in 2011.

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