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Ryobi One-Day Cup 2011/12 / Players / Ian Meckiff
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Full name Ian Meckiff
Born January 6, 1935, Mentone, Victoria
Current age 78 years 135 days
Major teams Australia, Victoria
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 18 | 20 | 7 | 154 | 45* | 11.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| First-class | 74 | 89 | 20 | 778 | 55 | 11.27 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 18 | 34 | 3734 | 1423 | 45 | 6/38 | 9/107 | 31.62 | 2.28 | 82.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 74 | 16399 | 6282 | 269 | 6/29 | 23.35 | 2.29 | 60.9 | 12 | 1 |
| Test debut | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Dec 23-28, 1957 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Dec 6-11, 1963 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1956-1964 |
From a casual saunter of 16 paces, and with a left arm disconcertingly bent, Ian Meckiff bowled at great speed and amid unending controversy for almost eight first-class seasons, until umpire Colin Egar abruptly concluded his career at Brisbane in November 1963 during the first Test against South Africa by calling him for throwing four times in his only over. Supporters found the end sickening, critics considered justice finally done; Meckiff's action had been an object of odium since the 1958-59 Ashes series, when his 6 for 38 in the second Test at Melbourne had included Peter May, Colin Cowdrey and Tom Graveney. A tailender with a golfer's swing, his image is part of one of cricket's most famous tableaux: it is his bat groping for the line in Ron Lovitt's great photograph of the climax of the first tied Test, between Australia and West Indies at Brisbane in December 1960.
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Nov 20, 2000
The final four protagonists of the tied Test: Australia's Ian Meckiff and Lindsay Kline with West Indies' Wes Hall and Joe Solomon at the 40-year reunion
© Getty Images
1964
Ian Meckiff (left) confers with umpire Colin Egar in the pavilion at Brisbane. Egar had no-balled him four times for throwing in his first - and only - over
© The Cricketer International
1964
Ian Meckiff's bowling action
© The Cricketer International
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Australia v West Indies at Cardiff
Jun 1, 2013 (13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | 08:00 EDT | 07:00 CDT | 05:00 PDT)
Jun 1, 2013 (13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | 08:00 EDT | 07:00 CDT | 05:00 PDT)
Australia v India at Cardiff
Jun 4, 2013 (10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT)
Jun 4, 2013 (10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT)
Scotland v Australia A at Edinburgh
Jun 7-10, 2013 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Jun 7-10, 2013 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
3rd Match, Group A: England v Australia at Birmingham
Jun 8, 2013 (10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT)
Jun 8, 2013 (10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT)
7th Match, Group A: Australia v New Zealand at Birmingham
Jun 12, 2013 (10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT)
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