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Full name Raymond Illingworth
Born June 8, 1932, Pudsey, Yorkshire
Current age 76 years 127 days
Major teams England,Leicestershire,Yorkshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relations Son-in-law - AA Metcalfe
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
61
90
11
1836
113
23.24
2
5
3
45
0
ODIs
3
2
0
5
4
2.50
18
27.77
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
787
1073
213
24134
162
28.06
22
105
446
0
List A
218
144
55
2380
79
26.74
0
4
58
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
61
100
11934
3807
122
6/29
7/29
31.20
1.91
97.8
5
3
0
ODIs
3
2
130
84
4
3/50
3/50
21.00
3.87
32.5
0
0
0
First-class
787
117860
42020
2072
9/42
20.27
2.13
56.8
104
11
List A
218
8097
4686
186
5/20
5/20
25.19
3.47
43.5
3
3
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jul 24-29, 1958 scorecard
Last Test
England v West Indies at Lord's, Aug 23-27, 1973 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 5, 1971 scorecard
Last ODI
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jul 20, 1973 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1951 - 1983
List A span
1967 - 1983
Profile
Ray Illingworth's glittering reputation as a cricket strategist was unfortunately compromised by his three-year stint as chairman of selectors, which came when he had nothing to gain in public esteem. In his time as captain, which embraced an Ashes-winning tour, his insistence on fielding only players of his choice was seen as a sign of independence. But when, as chairman, he denied his captains the same right, apparent strength of mind was exposed as pig-headedness. The most damaging example was his refusal to let Mike Atherton have Alec Stewart, rather than Illy's choice Jack Russell, keeping wicket in the 1996 World Cup. Illingworth's greatest gift as captain lay in creating the illusion that he had 14 or 15 players on the field: so expertly did he block a batsman's favourable scoring strokes that when the opposition were in trouble it must frequently have seemed that there were no runs on offer anywhere. In that, Illingworth was much helped by the accuracy of his own offspin - a miserly 1.91 runs per over in his 61 Tests. He was a shade under 6ft tall, and sturdily built. His batting, normally at No. 6 or 7, was built on an orthodox technique and absolute determination not to give away his wicket, which was reflected by a fifth of his innings finishing not out, sometimes to the disadvantage of his teams. Despite that, a droll sense of humour and a fund of reminiscences made him one of the best-liked players of his time. John Thicknesse
