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

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