SYDNEY, May 12: Ernie Toshack, one of Don Bradman’s 1948 Invincibles, has died at the age of 88 at the weekend.

The Australian Cricket Board on Monday confirmed the passing away on Sunday of Toshack, who played 12 Tests, taking 47 wickets at 21.04 with his left-arm medium pacers.

Toshack played his Tests between 1945 and 1948 and was an integral member of Bradman’s Invincibles.

He was described as a player who would have been suitable for the modern limited overs game because of the persistent accuracy of his deliveries.

In his first Test against New Zealand in Wellington in 1945-46 he took 6-18 off 29 overs.

He had a major triumph in against India in Brisbane in 1947-48 with match figures of 5-2 and 6-29. To tour England with the Invincibles in 1948 he had to pass a medical examination of a knee injury.

Although the knee eventually curtailed his career, Toshack claimed 50 wickets on that famous tour, including 11 Test wickets. An operation enabled him continue playing for another two seasons, but he did not play Test cricket again.

Toshack also enjoyed a successful career with New South Wales, making 48 first-class appearances from 1945-46 to 1949-50.—AFP