Ron Archer
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Born | 25 October 1933 Highgate Hill, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 May 2007 (aged 73) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 193) | 6 February 1953 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 11 October 1956 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 10 June 2022 |
Ronald Graham Archer
He was the younger brother of Ken Archer, who also played Test cricket for Australia.[4]
A highly gifted all rounder, Archer's career was cruelly cut short by a serious knee injury in the one-off Test against Pakistan in
Archer died of lung cancer in Brisbane on 27 May 2007.[6][7]
Cricket Australia Chairman Creagh O'Connor paid the following tribute "Ron Archer had a brief and very successful Test career which was tragically cut short by an injury of the type that modern sports medicine would today probably have overcome...But while his international playing career was too short, he still devoted an energetic and cheerful lifetime of support to the game that he loved, contributing right up until his final summer."[3]
On 12 June 1995, Archer was named a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of services to the community, cricket and business.[8] On 14 July 2000, Archer was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his cricketing achievements.[9] In 2009 Archer was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[10]
References
- ^ "Ron Archer profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ^ a b c d "Ron Archer player profile". ESPNcricinfo.
- Cricinfo. 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
- ^ "Mr Ron Archer AM". QSport. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Ron Archer dies soon after teammate". 28 May 2007.
- ^ "Ron Archer dies at 73".
- ^ "Ron Archer AM". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Ken Archer". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Mr Ron Archer AM". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.