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| Full name | Edward Ralph Dexter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1935 Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 August 2021 (aged 86) Wolverhampton, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Tom Longfield (father-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 388) | 24 July 1958 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 August 1968 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1968 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1965 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Ralph Dexter, CBE (15 May 1935 – 25 August 2021[2]) was an England international cricketer.[3]
An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s.[4] He captained England in 30 test matches out of his 62 test match appearances.
He was known by the nickname Lord Ted. He is credited for his instrumental role in the formation of the modern ICC Player Rankings system.[5] In June 2021, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as one of the special inductees to mark the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final.[6][7]
- ^ Ashdown, John (26 August 2021). "Former England cricket captain Ted Dexter dies aged 86". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ McGlashan, Andrew (26 August 2021). "Former England captain Ted Dexter dies aged 86". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Ted Dexter: Former England international cricketer dies aged 86". Sky News. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Former England captain Ted Dexter passes away aged 86". Cricbuzz. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "ICC Hall of Fame special inductions announced to mark the inaugural ICC World Test Championship Final" (Press release). International Cricket Council. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Andy Flower and Kumar Sangakkara among 10 players inducted into ICC Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.