Ted Dexter, former England and Sussex captain passed away at the age of 86, surrounded by family in Wolverhampton after a recent illness. Dexter was an aggressive batsman and part-time medium-pace bowler.
He played 62 Tests for England from 1958-1968, scoring 4502 runs with 9 centuries and 27 half-centuries to his name. His highest score was 205 and he averaged 47.89. In 327 FC matches, Dexter made 21150 runs with 51 centuries and the best score of 205 at an average of 40.75. Dexter was one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year in 1961.
He captained England in 30 Test matches as well. His tally of 481 runs in the 1962-63 Ashes remains the most by an England captain in Australia while in the 1959-60 series against West Indies he had made 526 runs and 65.75.
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Dexter "passed away peacefully" surrounded by family in Wolverhampton after a recent illness, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced.
Its statement read: "MCC is deeply saddened to announce the death of the Club's much loved former President, Edward Dexter CBE. After a recent illness, he passed away peacefully in the Compton Hospice in Wolverhampton at midday yesterday, surrounded by his family.
Ted was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and one of England's greatest ever cricketers. He was captain in 30 of his 62 Test matches and played the game with the same sense of adventure and fun that captures much of the story of his remarkable life. We kindly request that the privacy of Susan, his wife, and Genevieve and Tom, his daughter and son, is respected at this difficult time."
Many England cricketers paid their respects to the former England captain Ted Dexter including Michael Vaughan and Mike Atherton.
In June 2021, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as one of the special inductees to mark the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship final.
In 1989, he took on the position of England's chairman of selectors - the year 29 players were used in the Ashes - which he held until England's 1993 defeat against Australia. England reached the final of the 1992 World Cup during his tenure.
Dexter is one of only five England batsmen to record a score of 50 in six consecutive innings, an honor he holds with Patsy Hendren, Ken Barrington, Alastair Cook, and Joe Root.
Not only this, but Dexter also helped create the Deloitte Rankings - a method of ranking Test players - in the late 1980s, which went on to be adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and is still in use today as the ICC Player Rankings.
(bbc.com and ESPNCricinfo inputs)
