Ray Illingworth left his Farsley, West Yorkshire school at 14 years of age with a batting average of 100 and bowling average of 2.0. He played for Farsley’s Bradford League team a year later and ...

Former England captain Ray Illingworth, who famously captained the team to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970–71, has died at the age of 89, county club Yorkshire said on Saturday ...

The era peaked with an away Ashes success against Bill Lawry’s Australia in 1970/71, Illingworth’s over-riding legacy even after his remarkable return to Yorkshire colours at the age of 50.

Yorkshire, the English county Illingworth played for, announced his death. Illingworth played 61 test matches for England between 1958 and 1973, scoring 1,836 runs at an average of 23.24 and he ...

Yorkshire, the English county Illingworth played for, announced his death. (AP Photo/Zafar Ahmed, File) Leicestershire Captain Ray Illingworth poses with the Benson and Hedges Cup, on July 19, 1975.

Yorkshire, the English county Illingworth played for, announced his death. Illingworth played 61 test matches for England between 1958 and 1973, scoring 1,836 runs at an average of 23.24 and he ...

Former England captain Ray Illingworth, who famously captained the team to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970–71, has died at the age of 89, county club Yorkshire said on Saturday.

Illingworth, who led England to a 2-0 series victory in Australia in the 1970-71 Ashes, had been undergoing radiotherapy for esophageal cancer. Yorkshire, the English county Illingworth played for ...