Ray Illingworth, a former England cricket captain who went on to coach the team, has died. He was 89.
Illingworth, who led England to a 2-0 series victory in Australia in the 1970-71 Ashes, had been undergoing radiotherapy for esophageal cancer. Yorkshire, the English county Illingworth played for, announced his death.
- Illingworth played 61 test matches for England between 1958 and 1973, scoring 1,836 runs at an average of 23.24 and he claimed 122 wickets.
- Apart from this, he served as chairman of the England selectors from 1993 to 1996 and coached the team in 1995-96.
