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Australian legend dies at 83

Great memories of the 75/76 series.. ton and a half century in his final test…

In reply to FanAttick

Sorry to hear...He was a really fine player who could bat anywhere and even opened the batting
successfully. Played on a strong Aussie team but also stood out.
Very few of his quality are on current Aussie team.
RIP good man.

RIP Ian. By the way FanA and Maas Hubie one notable thing about ‘75-‘76 tour- What is being currently lauded as BazBall in tests was done by a number of WI batsmen with their toothpick bats on that tour. Freddo Big Cat, Murray, IVA , Kalli and perhaps even Mikey…(Yagga too?) all in innings of at least 30+ motored along at s/r of 80+. That in a time when one could bowl five bouncers per over

RIP Ian Redpath. Always seemed tough to get out. Especially listening on radio.

Ian Redpath and Keith Stackpole were the first names etched in my cricket memory as a child in the 1973 tour of West Indies!
May his soul RIP.

[b]In reply to hubert

Played on a strong Aussie team but also stood out.
Hubert, my brother you do know your cricket. Gritty and determined saw him at Bourda in 73 but my best memories of him was the 75/76 series.
RIP Ian.

In reply to CricSham

I remember him at Bourda in 1973

that is the test WI got bowled out for 109 in the 2nd innings

Rumour was they were celebrating Foster's birthday the night before

In reply to hubert May he RIP. This I heard after the Jamaica Vs Australia game in 1973 . Purportedly Chappell was overheard at the Sabina Park bar, suggesting that the schoolboy Michael Holding should be fast tracked after having dismissed Ian Redpath 3 times out of 4 (Presidents XI and Jamaica) . Along the line, that anyone who could get Redpath with that kind of regularity should be promoted for further development..
Prophetic???

In reply to StumpCam

which of these beat Dowe to a thread haha

In reply to alfa1975

RIP Ian Redpath. Was at Sabina that Sunday evening in 73 , when Holding cartwheeled his off-stump in the Jamaica vs Aussies game. That dismissal forever stands in my mind.

RIP Ian Redpath. I had a picture him and 1 of Stackpole in my room as a schoolboy, taken from the tour magazine or a Wisden . Iconic picture always wanted to pull on one leg like him.

Resilience, humility and commitment to the team: A tribute to Ian Redpath

This week, Australian cricket bid farewell to one of its most selfless and admired sons, Ian Ritchie Redpath.It was my habit not to put the pads on until the batsman before me went out to bat. I hadn’t had the pads on for long when Paul Sheahan managed to run himself out and I made the long walk to the centre to join Ian.When I looked back on the game, I realised that I hadn’t faced many balls in the first 48 minutes and very few of them against the England spearhead, John Snow. Over the years I quizzed Redders about whether he did that on purpose, or was he just not able to get off strike?

In typical Redders fashion, he never really answered the question, but knowing him from years of playing with him, I have no doubt that he decided to protect the debutant and see if we could get within striking distance of the England score.It must have been well into that first 48 minutes that the fog I was in began to lift and I realised that there was a massive contest going on in the middle.As I came out of the haze, I realised that Snowy was really working Redders over with extremely accurate fast bowling and a regular sprinkling of short-pitched deliveries. Snowy had a smooth, economical run-up with a strong shoulder action that allowed him to disguise his bouncers well.

None of his bouncers were wasted as they always zeroed in on your armpit, forcing a defensive shot or an evasive action. Redders was not inclined to hook early in his innings and was wary of hooking Snowy anyway, so he was ducking and weaving the short balls.Each time Redpath ducked or weaved, he straightened up and mouthed an expletive back down the pitch. Snowy just grinned, turned on his heels and went back and delivered another well-directed missile. It was around this time that I realised that I had to do my share of the heavy lifting if we were to achieve our goal.
Ian’s life was a masterclass in humility, resilience and quiet excellence. I consider it a privilege to have shared the same dressing room for so many years.
The word legend is used too liberally.

Redders was a quiet one.

RIP. Greg Chappell

In reply to allan

Stack pole tore Dowe apart.
Hold got Redpath out twice while was Redpath shouldering/arm.. booming seam
A certain boy loved cricket so much that mum sacrificed and gave him a teeny transistor radio for Christmas. I listened '68 series down under on it. My Grade 2 mates got running commentary next morning

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Vale Ian Redpath

Cricket Victoria is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Australian and Victorian opening batter Ian Redpath MBE, at the age of 83.
From Geelong, Redpath made his first-class debut for Victoria in 1962 making 226 – his highest first-class score – against Queensland in just his tenth innings and went on to make 14,993 runs with 32 centuries and 84 fifties in 226 first class matches.He also coached the Victorian men’s team, assisting upcoming talents including Damien Fleming and Paul Reiffel to reach their potential. Redpath also held several roles in grassroots cricket particularly with Geelong Cricket Club.

An Australian Cricket Hall of Fame member, Redpath played 66 Tests for Australia and made 4737 runs at 43.45 including eight centuries.
He made his Test debut in the 1963-64 series against South Africa on the MCG, contributing 97 to an opening partnership of 219 with fellow Victorian Bill Lawry.
Redpath’s maiden Test century, against the West Indies at the SCG, came in 1969.Beyond his tenacity and discipline at the top of the order, Redpath’s seniority and leadership ability saw him made vice-captain to Ian Chappell of the Australian team for the home series against England in 1974-75 and to Greg Chappell for series against the West Indies in 1975-76.

“Earlier this month, his beloved Geelong Cricket Club also unveiled their new scoreboard, bearing his name.”

In reply to Curtis

So true. I remember that 1975/76 series. I remember his antics more than the Chappell brothers on that tour.

In reply to allan

Stackpole

RIP! Michael Holding owned him at one point.

In reply to allan

Stackpole

In reply to Narper
Yep. Kanhai made 20+ top score. I do remember his dismissal plumb in front, but Kippins hesitated. But Rohan walked and then Kippins raised his finger.
Saw Greg Chapel make 100 against Guyana and he lived up to everything. they said, probably the finest of that area.

In reply to jacksparrow

I had the tour magazine that my dad bought me and promised to take me and my brother to Bourda, but never materialized.
I can name the whole squad off the top of my head just from memory.