Australian cricket legend Rod Marsh has died aged 74 after suffering a heart attack. The star wicketkeeper from the 1970s and 80s was flown from Bundaberg to Adelaide Hospital earlier in the week after suffering a heart attack last Thursday, Fox Cricket reported. He remained in an induced coma until passing away on Friday morning. Marsh played 96 Tests for Australia in a career that spanned 14 years (1970 – 1984). His years playing for Australia paralleled those of legendary bowler Dennis Lillee, and “caught Marsh, bowled Lillee” became a common sight on match scorecards. With 95 Test wickets, no duo in cricket history has combined to send more batsmen back to the Pavillion than those two. When Marsh retired in 1984, he had collected a total of 355 Test wickets, a world record at the time. Marsh was also devastating with the bat and was the first wicketkeeper to score …
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