Ashley Mallett

Ashley Alexander Mallett (13 July 1945 – 29 October 2021)^[1] was an Australian cricketer. He played in 38 Tests and 9 One Day Internationals between 1968 and 1980. He played for South Australia cricket team from 1967 to 1981.

Ashley Mallett

Personal information
Full name	Ashley Alexander Mallett
Born	(1945-07-13)13 July 1945 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	29 October 2021(2021-10-29) (aged 76) Adelaide, South Australia
Nickname	Rowdy
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 247)	22 August 1968 v England
Last Test	28 August 1980 v England
ODI debut (cap 6)	5 January 1971 v England
Last ODI	20 December 1975 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967/68–1980/81	South Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 38 9 183 29 Runs scored 430 14 2,326 127 Batting average 11.62 7.00 13.60 15.87 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 43* 8 92 24* Balls bowled 9,990 502 44,291 1,603 Wickets 132 11 693 41 Bowling average 29.84 31.00 26.27 25.70 5 wickets in innings 6 0 33 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 5 0 Best bowling 8/59 3/34 8/59 3/34 Catches/stumpings 30/– 4/– 105/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 October 2021

Mallett died from cancer on 29 October 2021 at the age of 76 in Adelaide.^[2]

References

1. Haigh, Gideon. "Ashley Mallett Australia". cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
2. Brettig, Daniel (29 October 2021). "Australian spin great Ashley Mallett dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2021.