Australia’s ‘mystery’ spinner Gleeson dies aged 78
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SYDNEY: Australian cricketer John Gleeson, who confounded batsmen with his singular focussed finger spin, has upheld divided aged 78, Cricket Australia pronounced on Saturday.
Gleeson played 29 Tests between 1967 and 1972, and debuted for his nation in a 1967-68 Test array opposite India in a First Test during a Adelaide Oval and prisoner 93 wickets in his Test career during an normal of 36.20.
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Gleeson used a singular “bent-finger” movement regulating dual fingers — a focussed center finger and a ride dire opposite a round on both sides in an try to remove a new accumulation of bowling tricks.
“John prisoner a imagination of cricket fans everywhere as he bamboozled batsmen with his peculiar bowling grip, borrowed from another poser 1950s Australian spinner, Jack Iverson,” Cricket Australia arch executive James Sutherland said.
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“We were deeply saddened to hear of John’s flitting and are truly elegant of his grant to a game, which, over his renowned personification career, enclosed time as an director with World Series Cricket.
“He will be remembered as someone who played for his nation during a top turn and, with his singular skills, had a ability to frequently startle a best batsmen in any team.”
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