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KR Stackpole

Keith Stackpole

86y 7d Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria
Born
July 10, 1940, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria
Playing Roles
middle-order batter
Batting Style
right-hand bat
Bowling Style
legbreak
Fielding Pos
N/A
Intl Career
1966 - 1974

Profile & Biography

A red-faced, red-blooded batsman who followed his father into Victoria's Sheffield Shield team, Keith Stackpole was initially drafted by his country as an middle-order batsman who bowled legbreaks, but found his métier when co-opted as an opener by his captain Bill Lawry. Bowlers griped about his good fortune - and his highest Test score of 207 followed a narrow run-out squeak at 18 - but Stackpole belaboured the ball so brutally that he could count on his share of missed chances. Nettled by his failure to make the 1968 Ashes tour, he batted with poise and purpose as Ian Chappell's deputy in England in 1972, and headed the Test averages. Now hits hard as a radio commentator.
Gideon Haigh

Batting Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test43805280720737.42-71410470
ODI6602246137.3338757.880328010
FC167279221010020739.29-22501660
List A161615226934.8-0580

Bowling Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test434023211001152/332/5766.732.58154.7000
ODI62775433/403/40184.225.6000
FC1671133758141485/3839.283.0776.6200
List A16240175103/143/1417.54.3724000

Top Records by KR Stackpole

All Records
1

Outstanding bowling analyses in an innings

Test
1/0
7

Worst career strike rate

Test
154.7
7

Longest lived players

ODI
84y 286d

Photos of KR Stackpole

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Keith Stackpole speaks at a function
Tony Greig is caught by Keith Stackpole off the bowling of Ashley Mallett
Keith Stackpole bats during the 1972 Ashes
Keith Stackpole lofts the ball
Hylton Ackerman is dropped by Keith Stackpole
Keith Stackpole reads a newspaper