Ray Illingworth

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Ray Illingworth was an English cricketer and astute captain who led England to Ashes success and later became a prominent coach and administrator.

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instanceOf cricket administrator
cricket coach
cricketer
human
ashesSeriesWonAsCaptain 1970–71 Ashes series
linked to: The Ashes
battingStyle right-handed batsman
bowlingStyle right-arm off-break
captainedClub Leicestershire County Cricket Club
captainedTeam England cricket team
causeOfDeath esophageal cancer
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1932-06-08
dateOfDeath 2021-12-25
domesticTeam Leicestershire
Yorkshire
familyName Illingworth
fullName Raymond Illingworth
linked to: Ray Illingworth
gender male
givenName Raymond
heldPosition England team manager
chairman of selectors for England cricket
honour Commander of the Order of the British Empire
knownFor astute captaincy
tactical acumen
language English
ledTeamTo Ashes victory in Australia in 1970–71
nationalTeam England cricket team
occupation cricket administrator
cricket coach
odiDebutDate 1971-01-05
odiDebutFor England
odiDebutOpponent Australia cricket team
placeOfBirth Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
placeOfDeath England
playedForClub Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
role all-rounder
sport cricket
testBattingAverage 23.24
testBowlingAverage 31.20
testCapNumber 392
testDebutDate 1958-06-12
testDebutFor England
testDebutOpponent New Zealand cricket team
testMatchesPlayed 61
testRunsScored 1836
testWicketsTaken 122

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Ray Illingworth fullName Raymond Illingworth
linked to: Ray Illingworth