He played first-class cricket for Victoria and Tasmania, and he was trapped lbw by Jim Laker to be the last dismissal of ten in an innings by the latter, at Old Trafford in 1956.
He vied with Gil Langley for the position of Australian gloveman, replacing him when Langley was injured, although pressure from Langley, Don Tallon and Wally Grout, some of Australia's finest glovemen, meant he only played 7 Tests.
[3] A brother, Richard, and son, Ian, both played first-class cricket for Victoria.
On the death of Arthur Morris on 22 August 2015, he became the oldest surviving Australian Test cricketer.
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