Aussie Ashes legend Bob Cowper dies aged 84 after cancer battle as tributes pour in for ‘enormously talented’ cricketer

AUSTRALIAN cricket legend Bob Cowper has passed away aged 84.

The former Ashes star passed away on Saturday morning after a long battle with cancer.

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Australian cricketer Bob Cowper has died aged 84[/caption]

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The Ashes legend passed away after a long battle with cancer[/caption]

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Cowper during net practice at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, 1968[/caption]

Cowper, one of the most technically gifted batsmen of his era, is survived by wife Dale and daughters Olivia and Sera.

A mainstay of the Australian Test side between 1964 and 1968, Cowper racked up 2061 runs across 27 matches at a formidable average of 46.84 – including five centuries.

Cowper carved out his place in history with a legendary 12-hour 307 against England at the MCG in 1966 – the highest Test innings on Aussie soil at the time and the only triple-century Down Under until Matthew Hayden’s 380 in 2003.

The sport is now in mourning as tributes pour in for the late Test great.

Cricket Australia said in a statement: “Cowper was an enormously talented left-hand batter renowned for his elegant stroke play, his patience at the crease and his ability to amass big totals.”

Test legend Kerry O’Keeffe posted a simple tribute on X: “R.I.P Bob Cowper. Good man. Lived like an amateur, played like a pro.”

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