Ex-England test captain Dexter dies aged 86
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Former England test captain Ted Dexter, one of the country’s greatest players, has died aged 86 after a recent illness, the Marylebone Cricket Club said yesterday.
Dexter, nicknamed “Lord Ted”, was an aggressive batsman and part-time seam bowler who played 62 tests for England after making his debut in 1958 against New Zealand. He captained England and Sussex in the early 1960s. “After a recent illness, he passed away peacefully in the Compton Hospice in Wolverhampton at midday yesterday, surrounded by his family,” MCC said in a statement. Dexter, who was England captain for 30 matches, scored 4,502 runs at an average of 47.89 during his test career and took 66 wickets at an average of 34.93. As a cricket administrator, Dexter became chairman of the England selectors between 1989 and 1993. He was later appointed president of MCC and awarded a CBE in 2001. He also developed a test player ranking system that was formally adopted by the International Cricket Council in 2003 and forms the basis of the governing body’s current test rankings.
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