Former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh - the man behind the stumps for the notorious 'underarm incident' - has died, eight days after suffering a heart attack.
Marsh, who played 96 tests and 92 one-day internationals in the 1970s and 1980s, was 74 and passed away in Adelaide, after being moved closer to his family.
He had been in a medically induced coma after suffering a heart attack on his way to a charity event at Bundaberg, Queensland, on February 24.
Regarded as one of the world's finest wicketkeepers, Marsh retired in 1984 with a then-world record tally of 355 dismissals.
He is fourth on the all-time dismissals list, behind South Africa's Mark Boucher (555), and fellow Australians Adam Gilchrist (416) and Ian Healy (395).
Kiwi cricket fans will remember Marsh best as the keeper to Trevor Chappell's infamous delivery against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1981. He reportedly begged Chappell and brother Greg - the Australian captain - not to bowl underarm to tailender Brian McKechnie, even though it was a legal delivery.
Immediately afterwards, Marsh removed his keeping glove and shook hands with NZ opener Bruce Edgar, who watched on from the other end of the wicket.
He later became an Australian national selector, before retiring from the role in 2016.
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