Keith Stackpole
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Keith Raymond Stackpole MBE (10 July 1940 – 22 April 2025) was an Australian cricketer who played in 43 Test matches and six One Day Internationals between 1966 and 1974. He went on to become a cricket commentator on radio and television in the 1980s and '90s. His father, Keith Stackpole Sr. also played first-class cricket and was a noted Australian rules footballer for Collingwood and Fitzroy.
Infobox
Full name
Keith Raymond Stackpole
Born
(1940-07-10)10 July 1940Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Died
22 April 2025(2025-04-22) (aged 84)Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Leg break
Role
Batsman
Relations
Keith Stackpole Sr. (father)
National side
mw- Australia
Test debut (cap 238)
26 January 1966 v England
Last Test
22 March 1974 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 9)
5 January 1971 v England
Last ODI
31 March 1974 v New Zealand
1959–1974000.
Victoria
Competition
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 43 6 167 16 Runs scored 2,807 224 10,100 522 Batting average 37.42 37.33 39.29 34.80 100s/50s 7/14 0/3 22/50 0/5 Top score 207 61 207 69 Balls bowled 2,321 77 14,102 240 Wickets 15 3 148 10 Bowling average 66.73 18.00 39.28 17.50 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/33 3/40 5/38 3/14 Catches/stumpings 47/– 1/– 166/– 8/–
Matches
43
Runs scored
2,807
Batting average
37.42
100s/50s
7/14
Top score
207
Balls bowled
2,321
Wickets
15
Bowling average
66.73
5 wickets in innings
0
10 wickets in match
0
Best bowling
2/33
Catches/stumpings
47/–
Tables
· External links
| Preceded byIan Chappell | Highest Score by an Australian in ODI Cricket 61 vs England at Birmingham 1972 | Succeeded byIan Chappell |
References
- Stackpole 1974, p. 35.
- Down the Wicket
- Stackpole 1974, p. 49.
- ESPN Cricinfohttps://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/7666.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings
- John Snow, Cricket Rebel, Hamlyn, 1976, p98–99
- Redpath 1976, p. 158.
- Cricinfo Australiahttps://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1971-72/WORLD-XI_IN_AUS/WORLD-XI_IN_AUS_NOV1971-FEB1972_TEST-STATS.html
- Lillee: An Autobiography
- The Cricket Monthlyhttps://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1070104/-wsc-was-the-greatest-thing-that-ever-happened-to-cricket
- Redpath 1976, p. 179.
- Code Sportshttps://www.codesports.com.au/cricket/australian-cricket-icon-keith-stackpole-dies-at-the-age-of-84/news-story/ef6dfcf13c4f2a01cc97678e0d949c90
- Victoria Premier Crickethttps://www.vicpremiercricket.com.au/ryder-medal
- Collingwood Cricket Clubhttps://www.camberwellmagpies.com.au/collingwood-cc-history
- Jon Anderson breaks the sad news of former cricketer Keith Stackpole’s deathhttps://www.3aw.com.au/jon-anderson-breaks-the-sad-news-of-former-cricketer-keith-stackpoles-death/
- News.com.auhttps://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-cricket-icon-keith-stackpole-dies-at-the-age-of-84/news-story/ef6dfcf13c4f2a01cc97678e0d949c90?dicbo=v2-2gQ1rwM
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/27/keith-stackpole-obituary