Australia’s oldest surviving Test player dies

Sydney, Sep 2: Australia’s oldest surviving Test cricketer, Len Maddocks, has passed away aged 90, Cricket Australia said on Friday.

Maddocks, a batsman and wicket-keeper, played seven Tests for Australia between 1954 and 1956, and managed the Australian cricket team on its 1977 tour of England.

He played 112 first-class matches, representing Victoria and Tasmania, and was also a national selector and a Victorian Cricket Association board director. (Agencies)