Former England fast bowler and cricket commentator Robin Jackman has died at the age of 75, cricket’s governing body (ICC) said Friday.
Jackman played for Surrey for 16 seasons from 1966-1982 and picked up more than 1,400 first class wickets, but he played only four Tests for England, making his debut when he was 35.
He also played for Western Province in South Africa and he married a South African.
His links with the country in the apartheid era led to a cancelled Test match between England and the West Indies in Guyana, however, as the squad stood by him and refused to play when the government ordered his deportation.
Former England batsman John Edrich, who made more than 100 first-class centuries, has died at the age of 83, the England and Wales Cricket Board said Friday.
Posted by Sports Tribune on Friday, 25 December 2020
He settled in South Africa following his retirement, trading the cricket ball for the microphone, and he went on to become a popular commentator.
In 2012, Jackman was diagnosed with cancer having already had surgeries to remove malignant tumors from his vocal cords.
Jackman’s death comes hours after former England and Surrey batsman John Edrich died at the age of 83.