Former Test cricketer and Australian Hall of Fame hero Ian Redpath dies age 83

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• Victorian opener played 66 Tests and scored eight centuries
• Redpath was inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2023

Australian cricket is mourning the loss of one its last old-school stonewall openers, with former Test batsman Ian Redpath dying at 83.

A member of Australian cricket's hall of fame, Redpath was a fixture of Australia's side in the 1960s and 1970s. The Victorian played 66 Tests and scored eight centuries between 1964 and 1976, compiling 4734 runs at an average of 43.45.