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| Full name | Ronald Arthur Saggers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1917 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 May 1987 (aged 69) Harbord, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 182) | 22 July 1948 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 March 1950 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939/40–1950/51 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Arthur Saggers (15 May 1917 – 17 March 1987) was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales. He played briefly for the Australian team, playing six Tests between 1948 and 1950. In his Test cricket career he made 24 dismissals (16 catches and 8 stumpings) and scored 30 runs at an average of 10.00.[1]
As a wicket-keeper, Saggers was "tidy and unobtrusive", and the understudy to Don Tallon on the 1948 Australian tour of England.[2][3] The touring party, led by Donald Bradman in his last season, was nicknamed The Invincibles and was widely regarded as one of the strongest ever.[4] Saggers played in the Test match at Headingley, where he took three catches, and his only other experience of Test cricket was on the tour to South Africa in 1949–50, in which Tallon did not take part. Saggers played in all five Tests and took 21 dismissals, but Tallon replaced him for the home Ashes series against England the following season.
In domestic cricket, Saggers twice captained New South Wales in 1948 when the regular captain, Arthur Morris, was playing for Australia, and overall played domestic cricket from 1939 until 1951.[1]
- ^ a b Ron Saggers at ESPNcricinfo retrieved 28 April 2008
- ^ Lord of the crease from CricInfo retrieved 28 April 2008
- ^ Alfred, p. 57.
- ^ "Sporting greats – Australia reveres and treasures its sporting heroes". Australian Government – Culture and Recreation Portal. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
The 1948 Australian cricket team captained by Don Bradman, for example, became known as 'The Invincibles' for their unbeaten eight-month tour of England. This team is one of Australia's most cherished sporting legends.