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Full name Aron Bacher
Born May 24, 1942, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 66 years 97 days
Major teams South Africa,Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
12
22
1
679
73
32.33
0
6
0
10
0
First-class
120
212
10
7894
235
39.07
18
45
110
1
List A
14
14
0
284
56
20.28
0
1
15
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
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-
First-class
120
87
2
1/8
43.50
0
0
List A
14
17
27
1
1/27
1/27
27.00
9.52
17.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v South Africa at Lord's, Jul 22-27, 1965 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth, Mar 5-10, 1970 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1959/60 - 1973/74
List A span
1969/70 - 1973/74
Profile
Wisden Overview He was a handy Test batsman, and his captaincy record is to die for - but Dr Ali Bacher will be remembered as the cricket administrator with the Teflon touch. The swarthy but softly-spoken Bacher organised the so-called rebel tours during the 1980s, when South Africa's apartheid policies made it a sporting no-go area. But Bacher saw the post-Mandela writing on the wall, put away the cheque-book, and reinvented himself as South Africa's cricket supremo when the previously separate black and white associations combined to set up the United Cricket Board. Bacher's reward came when his country marched back onto the international scene at the 1992 World Cup. He remained at the helm for the best part of a decade, before stepping aside to mastermind the organisation of the 2003 World Cup. Shortly before that, he managed to deflect most of the flak over Hansie Cronje - whom he originally defended stoutly - and the match-fixing affair. As a player Bacher was a scrapper, at his best turning to leg off the back foot, and he was a fabulous fielder. He took over the national captaincy in 1969-70, when he was lucky enough to inherit what was probably South Africa's greatest side, including Barry Richards, Mike Procter, Eddie Barlow and a pair of Pollocks. Bacher skippered in only four Tests - SA's last for 22 years - won the toss each time, and completed four thrashings of a very handy Australian side. Steven Lynch (June 2004)
Notes
Uncle of W.Kirsh (Transvaal, Northern Transvaal), A.M. (Transvaal), M. (Northern Transvaal, Transvaal).
