Keith Stackpole, a former Australian cricketer, has died at the age of 84.
Stackpole was a right-handed opening batter from Victoria. He played 43 Test matches for Australia between 1966 and 1974, scoring 2,807 runs with an average of 37.42. He scored seven Test centuries during his career.
He also played in the very first one-day international match in 1971, where he took three wickets with his leg-spin bowling against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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One of his most memorable moments was his highest Test score—207 runs against England at the Gabba during the 1970-71 Ashes series.
In the 1972 Ashes series, Stackpole was the top scorer with 485 runs. He was also the vice-captain under Ian Chappell during that tour. After retiring from cricket, he worked as a TV and radio commentator.
Cricket Australia chairman Mike Baird paid tribute, saying, “Keith was a great contributor to cricket, and his legacy will be remembered for years to come.”
Stackpole was named one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 1973 and received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1974 for his services to the sport.
