march australian cricketer played new_south_wales played briefly australian team playing tests test cricket career catches scored runs average wicket keeper australian tour england touring party led season nicknamed widely regarded strongest played test match took catches experience test cricket tour south_africa played tests took replaced home ashes series england following season domestic cricket twice captained new_south_wales regular captain playing australia overall played domestic cricket domestic career born sydney suburb married née outside cricket worked insurance industry early career played twice team making class debut south_australia sydney cricket ground half way season january selected specialist batsman future services player kept wicket batting number debut match went class appearances end season ending runs average catches stumps season saw play matches scoring runs bat passing runs innings twice match away queensland scored making taking catch performing run followed scores home match scored home victoria second innings away match november barely year career new_south_wales faced combined team brisbane scored team reached response queensland victoria team second innings reached world record innings taking seven catches went score south_australia queensland january final match outbreak world war scored runs south_australia ended season catches gloves world war career interrupted enlisted royal_australian_air_force raaf december sydney served elementary flight school leading discharge july return domestic cricket australia season played seven matches scoring runs taking catches suffered drop form bat scored runs matches remained effective wicket keeper catches seven batting form returned scoring runs matches reaching 90s time enjoyed successful season gloves career high catches return stronger form following tour england december included trial matches benefits continuing career new_south_wales scored queensland time aided comeback cricket new_south_wales suggesting years age submitted registration form overall season scored runs matches highest season total taking catches following south_africa tour returned australia final season played match scoring runs taking catches entire class career appearances century tour match essex half centuries new_south_wales ending runs average catches international career accompanied ashes tour england reserve wicket keeper choice county match scored took catches cambridge_university took catch played match essex australia reached runs highest class score class century career partnership runs minutes scored centuries faced oxford_university scoring runs taking catch followed lancashire hampshire yorkshire surrey gloucestershire debut took place july fourth test ashes tour england england runs innings taking catches remove australia replied england wicket keeper bowling runs england second innings reached taking catch secure wicket innings runs meant required bat second innings australia defeating england seven wickets play remaining international matches ashes series ended tour runs average including career high score essex catches career records book farewell cricket said following tour speed agility relied solid performance polished player south_africa test came tour south_africa australia choice wicket keeper test matches light successful tour england commented south_africa wouldn care future double rate australia warm match scored took catches second took catch needed bat innings runs catches bat scored test match tour december saw score runs innings falling leg wicket taking catches south_africa forced follow australia winning innings runs second test cape_town chance bat australia declaring opportunity innings south_africa forced follow bat twice row defeated wickets complete south_africa innings bowling catches match took catches completed test runs innings bat second australia won wickets fourth test saw score innings required bat second innings match ended draw taking catches fifth test played ground march march scoring innings took catches completed south_africa bowled chasing australia innings innings run victory australia won test series play national team return caught leg wicket bowled international career ended final year international player runs class cricket overall taking catches highest attained calendar year replaced form turn declined replaced series west_indies retired class cricket died new south wales test match performance
Ron Saggers