Ashley Mallett

Ashley Alexander Mallett was an Australian cricketer and author, renowned as an off-spin bowler who played 38 Test matches and 9 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1968 and 1980, taking 132 Test wickets.[1][2][4] A journalist by trade, he wrote books including reminiscences and biographies of cricketers Victor Trumper and Clarrie Grimmett.[3][6] He passed away from cancer in 2021 at age 76.[1][2]