<p>Bob Cowper, who scored <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-eng-tests-sai-sudharsan-dhruv-jurel-likely-to-get-picked-for-england-tour-23540314" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Test cricket</strong></a>&rsquo;s first triple century on Australian soil, has died at the age of 84 due to an undisclosed illness, Cricket <a href="https://mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/stuart-macgill-escapes-jail-over-cocaine-supply-case-23539236" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Australia</strong></a> said on Sunday.</p>
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<p>The left-hander was renowned for his stroke-play and steadiness, particularly in his most famous innings &mdash; a 12-hour, 589-ball 307 against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in February 1966. Cowper played 27 Tests for Australia, scoring 2,061 runs at 46.84.</p>
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The left-hander was renowned for his stroke-play and steadiness, particularly in his most famous innings — a 12-hour, 589-ball 307 against England

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The left-hander was renowned for his stroke-play and steadiness, particularly in his most famous innings — a 12-hour, 589-ball 307 against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in February 1966

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