Former Australian test wicketkeeper and ex-International Cricket Council match referee Barry Jarman has died. The South Australian Cricket Association said that Jarman died on Saturday at the age of 84. However, the Association did not provide any further details.
Jarman made his test debut in 1959. He was the first-choice wicketkeeper Wally Grout’s understudy over tours. The South Australian cricketer kept wicket more regularly for Australia after Grout’s retirement in 1966. He then played 12 tests in 13 months before his own retirement.
He also captained Australia in one test on the 1968 Ashes tour of England when Bill Lawry was injured. Jarman played in 19 tests and scored two half-centuries among his 400 runs at an average of 14.81.
“Barry was one of South Australia’s internationally known names. He was a great competitor and gentleman, who appreciated the way the game should be played and always had a terrific sense of humor,” South Australian Cricket Association president Andrew Sinclair said.
Barry Jarman is survived by his wife, Gaynor, and his four children.