[3][4] His playing permit was revoked when he eventually accepted a match fee for the 1964 Ashes series, but it was restored by the VAFA 60 years later in August 2024.
However, when some concerns about this were expressed by local fans on the Australian tour of India in 1964–65, his colleagues permanently reverted to the simpler "Redders".
[citation needed] Originally a sweet striker of the ball, Redpath turned into something of a stonewaller, with impressive powers of concentration and a sound technique.
"Snowy" concentrated his attack short of a length on "Redders" off-stump, with a liberal sprinkling of shorter pitched balls for good measure.
Fortunately we both succeeded and our partnership put us into a sound position, but from my point of view I had received an invaluable lesson in what Test match batting was all about from one of the most courageous batsmen ever to play for Australia.
Redpath made 497 runs (49.70) in the series and the England fast bowler John Snow wrote "I liked bowling to him least of all" and added that he was "a real nuisance batsman".
Redpath shared a first-wicket century stand in Tests with four different partners – Bill Lawry, Keith Stackpole, Rick McCosker and Alan Turner.
During an innings on tour of 152 against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein, he scored 32 runs off a six-ball over,[2] which remains a record for any Australian in first class cricket.
[citation needed] Redpath retired from Test cricket in order to devote himself full-time to proprietorship of an antique business in Geelong.
[2] As with many of his colleagues, the personal costs of supporting the rebel entrepreneur were significant; after two decades of service to the South Melbourne Cricket Club, Redpath was made persona non-grata.
In an early world series match at Kardinia Park, Geelong in 1977–78, Redpath snapped his Achilles tendon, an injury that ruled him out for the season.
[2] Redpath was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1975 Birthday Honours for services to cricket.
[16] Australia team wore black armbands in 2nd Test Match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India to commemorate death of Ian Redpath and Phillip Hughes.