Peter Philpott, former Australian spinner, has passed away at the age of 86 following a prolonged battle with illness. Philpott made his debut for Australia against West Indies in 1965. After picking up 18 wickets in the series, the wrist spinner went on to pick up a fifer on home debut against England in the first Ashes Test in 1965.
RIP
Former Australia spinner Peter Philpott passes away
Peter Phillpot (right) played eight Tests for Australia. © Getty
His final appearance came in the series in January 1966 before getting dropped. Philpott finished his Test career with 26 wickets in eight games. In a first-class career spanning 76 matches, he ended up picking 245 wickets.
Philpott retired at the age of 31 before turning into a coach. He has had stints at NSW, South Australia, Yorkshire, Surrey, Manly, Mosman and Sri Lanka. Earlier in the week, Australia also lost former Test cricketers
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