1940- . English cricketer born in Yorkshire,
England's most prolific run-maker with 8,114
runs in test cricket. He was banned as a test
player in 1982 for taking part in matches
against South Africa. He played in 108 test
matches and in 1981 overtook Gary Sober's
world record total of test runs. Twice, in
1971 and 1979, his average was over 100 runs
in an English season. He was released by
Yorkshire after a dispute in 1986. CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS
all first-class matches
runs: 48,426
average: 56.83
best: 261 not out (MCC v. WIBC President's XI
1973-74)
test cricket
runs: 8,114
average: 47.72
best: 246 not out (England v. India 1967)