he was 89 and had been undergoing treatment for oesophageal cancer. he had a 15 year test career, playing 61 times for england. joe wilson looks back at his career. raymond illingworth, batsman, bowler, leader, a cricketer for all seasons. he began his career in the 1950s. it must be out. he finally stopped playing in the 1980s. just think, when he became england captain in 1969, they wondered then if he was too old. some people would say this is too old to start being captain of england? yes, well obviously it s not a ten year policy or anything like that, but i think i am still as on the ball as i have ever been. i don t think it makes any difference. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands.
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i don t think it makes any difference. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out! the end of the match. his team mates carried illingworth off when england won the match and the series. this must surely be the greatest moment of ray illingworth s cricketing life. english cricket appointed a new man today ray illingworth becomes chairman of selectors. his time as chief administrator of english cricket wasn t as successful. as selector and coach, he didn t secure the results nor the dressing room harmony he once sought as a captain. i have fined michael on two accounts. first, for using dirt. secondly, for giving incomplete evidence to the match referee. but at his adopted county, leicestershire, and his native yorkshire, illingworth was a master tactician. the australians regarded his england as the mentally toughest
in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out! the end of the match. his team mates carried illingworth off when england won the match and the series. this must surely be the greatest moment of ray illingworth s cricketing life. english cricket appointed a new man today ray illingworth becomes chairman of selectors. his time as chief administrator of english cricket wasn t as successful. as selector and coach, he didn t secure the results nor the dressing room harmony he once sought as a captain. i have fined michael on two accounts. first, for using dirt. secondly, for giving incomplete evidence to the match referee. but at his adopted county, leicestershire, and his native yorkshire, illingworth was a master tactician. the australians regarded his england as the mentally toughest opponents they d faced. there is no higher compliment for a man who spanned the decades of post war
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