Brian Booth Dies: Former Australia Test Cricketer and Olympian Passes Away at 89
Former Australian cricketer and Olympian Brian Booth breathed his last at the age of 89. Booth represented Australia in 29 Test matches and was also a part of the Australia's hockey team during the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
Sydney, May 20 (AP): Cricket Australia said Saturday that former Test player and field hockey Olympian Brian Booth has died. He was 89. Booth played 29 Test matches for Australia, including two as captain. He scored five Test centuries and was a key member of Australia's batting lineup throughout the early part of the 1960s and scored 1,773 Test runs at an average of 42.21. Bangladesh Face Major Challenge Against Afghanistan Ahead of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Booth, whose cause of death was not disclosed, also represented Australia in field hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
A middle-order batter, Booth made a century in his first home Test against England in 1962 before scoring another in the next match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. World Test Championship 2023 Final: Anil Patel Appointed As Indian Cricket Team's Manager Ahead of WTC Summit Clash Against Australia.
"Brian was immensely respected and admired throughout the cricketing community and beyond and we extend our deepest condolences to his wife Judy and their family and friends," Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley said. (AP)
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