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| Born | (1934-09-29)29 September 1934 Melbourne,Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 October 2015(2015-10-02) (aged 81) Melbourne,Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 207) | 23 December 1957 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 27 January 1961 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lindsay Francis Kline (29 September 1934 – 2 October 2015) was an Australiancricketer.[1] He played in 13Test matches forAustralia and 88first-class matches between 1955/56 and 1961/62. He was a left-arm spin bowler, bowlingleft-arm unorthodox spin.
Kline is probably best remembered for his involvement in the outcome of two Test matches of the 1960/61 West Indies tour of Australia. He was the batsman who faced the seventh ball of the last over offWes Hall in the famousTied Test between Australia andWest Indies atthe Gabba inBrisbane in 1960. He also partnered all-rounderKen Mackay in a 109-minute last wicket stand in the Fourth Test of the same series at theAdelaide Oval which forced a remarkable draw.
Kline is one of thefew cricketers to have taken ahat-trick in Test cricket, which he did inCape Town in 1957/58 in his second Test.
In the Second Test inLahore in 1959/60, he took 7 wickets for 75 in the 2nd innings. Despite playing well in India and Pakistan, his form dropped at home. He was in the touring party toEngland in 1961 but did not play in any of the Test matches.
Kline attendedCamberwell High School from 1949 to 1950.[2]
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