Ian Meckiff
Ian Meckiff was born on January 6, 1935. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Ian Meckiff
Ian Meckiff (born 6 January 1935) is an Australian former cricketer who represented Australia in 18 Test matches between 1957 and 1963. A left-arm fast bowler, he is best known for two matters that were unrelated to his skill as a player: he was the batsman run out by Joe Solomon in 1960, causing the first Tied Test in cricket history; and in December 1963, his career was sensationally ended when he was called for throwing in the First Test against South Africa by Australian umpire Col Egar. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, there had been a media frenzy about the perceived prevalence of…