ADELAIDE: Former Australian Test wicket-keeper and ex-International Cricket Council match referee Barry Jarman has died at the age of 84.

The South Australian Cricket Association said Jarman died on Saturday but they did not give further details.

“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Barry Jarman, the 33rd captain of the Australian Men’s Test team, aged 84,” Cricket Australia said on Twitter. “We pass our deepest sympathies to his wife Gaynor and children Kristen, Gavin, Jason and Erin.”

Jarman made his Test debut in 1959 and was first-choice wicket-keeper Wally Grout’s understudy on tours. The South Australian kept wicket more regularly for Australia after Grout’s retirement in 1966, playing 12 Tests in 13 months before he also retired in 1969.

Jarman captained Australia in one Test on the 1968 Ashes tour of England when regular skipper Bill Lawry was injured.

Overall Jarman played in 19 Tests and scored two half-centuries among his 400 runs at an average of 14.81.

Jarman is one of just five wicket-keepers to have captained Australia’s men’s Test side with Jack Blackham, Billy Murdoch, Adam Gilchrist and current skipper Tim Paine being the others.

He worked as an ICC match referee in 25 Tests and 28 One-day Internationals between 1995 and 2001 and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1997 for service to sport in South Australia.

“Barry was one of South Australia’s internationally known names. He was a great competitor and gentleman, who appreciated the way the game should be played and always had a terrific sense of humour,” South Australian Cricket Association chief Andrew Sinclair said in a statement.

“He lived his life to the full and was not afraid to share his opinion; you were never left in any doubt as to his view. He was a delight to be around.”

Published in Dawn, July 19th, 2020