Full name Keith Raymond Stackpole
Born July 10, 1940, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria
Current age 78 years 221 days
Major teams Australia, Victoria
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Other Commentator
Relation Father - KW Stackpole
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 43 | 80 | 5 | 2807 | 207 | 37.42 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 0 | |||
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 0 | 224 | 61 | 37.33 | 387 | 57.88 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 167 | 279 | 22 | 10100 | 207 | 39.29 | 22 | 50 | 166 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 16 | 16 | 1 | 522 | 69 | 34.80 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 43 | 40 | 2321 | 1001 | 15 | 2/33 | 2/57 | 66.73 | 2.58 | 154.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 6 | 2 | 77 | 54 | 3 | 3/40 | 3/40 | 18.00 | 4.20 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 167 | 11337 | 5814 | 148 | 5/38 | 39.28 | 3.07 | 76.6 | 2 | 0 | |||
| List A | 16 | 240 | 175 | 10 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 17.50 | 4.37 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v England at Adelaide, Jan 28-Feb 1, 1966 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Mar 22-24, 1974 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 5, 1971 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Mar 31, 1974 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1959/60 - 1973/74 |
| List A span | 1970/71 - 1973/74 |
A red-faced, red-blooded batsman who followed his father into Victoria's Sheffield Shield team, Keith Stackpole was initially drafted by his country as an middle-order batsman who bowled legbreaks, but found his métier when co-opted as an opener by his captain Bill Lawry. Bowlers griped about his good fortune - and his highest Test score of 207 followed a narrow run-out squeak at 18 - but Stackpole belaboured the ball so brutally that he could count on his share of missed chances. Nettled by his failure to make the 1968 Ashes tour, he batted with poise and purpose as Ian Chappell's deputy in England in 1972, and headed the Test averages. Now hits hard as a radio commentator.
Gideon Haigh
- The quiet goodbyes (Nov 25, 2013)
- 'I just try to convey my enjoyment of cricket' (Jan 30, 2012)
- Horror starts (Jun 20, 2007)
- When they were kings (Jan 1, 2006)
- Stackpole calls it quits as ABC commentator (Mar 7, 2005)
Mar 7, 2005
Keith Stackpole speaks at a function
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Feb 1972
Hylton Ackerman is dropped by Keith Stackpole
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Feb 23, 1970
Keith Stackpole is caught by Denis Lindsay off Mike Procter for 1
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1973