Ray Illingworth remembered as one of Yorkshire and England cricket’s all-time greats – The Yorkshire Post says

Illingworth’s all-round astuteness, after his death was announced on Christmas Day, won the respect of all – even his Australian adversaries – and he will be remembered as one of the great captains of Yorkshire, where he enjoyed unrivalled success, and England.

Ray Illingworth: Yorkshire cricket legend has died at the age of 89

It was regrettable that England waited until the 1990s before handing Illingworth senior managerial roles. By then, the game had moved on.

What never changed was his love of the game – he was always at his happiest at his local club Farsley where he prepared wickets long into his retirement – and his devotion to his wife Shirley who died from cancer earlier this year, prompting Illingworth to offer his support for law changes over assisted dying after he, too, was struck down with the cruel disease.

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