11 Jun 2014

Former Oz cricketer Gilmour dies

5:51 am on 11 June 2014

The former Australina cricketer Gary Gilmour, one of the star's of the inaugural World Cup, has died in Sydney after a long illness at the age of 62.

The left arm swing bowler and hard hitting batsman took 6 wickets for 14 runs in the 1975 World Cup semi-final against England which got Australia into the final against the West Indies where he took another five wickets, but in a losing cause.