Australia Cricket: The final match of the World Test Championship between India and Australia will be played at the Oval Cricket Ground in England from June 7 to 11. Bad news has come to the fore for Australian cricket before this match. The whole cricket world is immersed in mourning due to this news. A former cricketer who captained Australia has passed away.
This Cricketer Said Goodbye
A very ominous news has come to the fore for Australian cricket. Brian Booth, the cricketer and hockey Olympian who captained the Australia cricket team, has suddenly said goodbye to the world. Booth breathed his last at the age of 89. Cricket Australia itself has shared its information. Cricket Australia tweeted that this morning Brian Booth, who played Test cricket for the country, has passed away. We have our sympathies towards his family. Brian was not only a middle-order batsman, but he has also represented Australia in hockey in the Olympics. God give peace to his soul.
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Brian Booth, Who Captained Australia in Test Cricket, Played 29 Test Matches
Brian Booth, who captained Australia in Test cricket, played 29 Test matches, in which he scored 1773 runs at an average of 42.21 and a strike rate of 120.12. During this, 5 centuries and 10 half-centuries also came out of his bat. Booth made his Test debut against England in 1961 while he also played his last match against England in 1966.
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Had also Tried Hand in Hockey
Let us tell you that Brian Booth had also represented Australia’s hockey team in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. After making his Test debut in 1961, he scored his first Test in the year 1962. After this, in the next match also, a brilliant century came out of his bat. His highest score in Test cricket was 169 runs.
