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Aussie cricket is successful mourning aft the nonaccomplishment of Ashes fable Bob Cowper, who passed distant astatine the property of 84.
Cowper died connected Saturday greeting aft a agelong combat with cancer.
The talented batsman is survived by woman Dale and 2 daughters Olivia and Sera.
Cowper notched up 27 Tests betwixt 1964 and 1968, scoring 2061 runs astatine 46.84 including an awesome 5 centuries.
Cowper was the archetypal cricketer to people a triple-century Down Under during the 1965-66 Ashes bid - an innings that helped Australia clasp the Ashes.
He played his last Test successful 1968 during an Ashes Tour, retiring astatine conscionable 28 to travel a vocation successful business. Cowper went connected to beryllium a stockbroker and merchant banker.
Cricket Victoria seat Ross Hepburn spoke of the interaction Cowper had connected the sport.
Ashes fable Bob Cowper has passed distant astatine the property of 84
Cowper died connected Saturday greeting aft a agelong combat with cancer
Cowper was the archetypal cricketer to people a triple-century successful Australia
'He was 1 of our greats – a subordinate of method excellence and large poise,' helium said.
'We honour his publication and the illustration helium acceptable some connected and disconnected the field. Our thoughts are with his woman Dale and daughters Olivia and Sera arsenic good arsenic his galore friends and squad mates.'
Cowper grew up successful Melbourne and attended Scotch College earlier playing for the the Hawthorn-East Melbourne Cricket Club.
His archetypal Test was against England astatine Leeds successful 1964. Cowper was conscionable 23.
Cowper's unthinkable batting mean of 75.78 runs successful Australia is the second-highest ever, down lone the large Sir Donald Bradman.
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