Former Australian Test player Lindsay Kline has died at the age of 81. He was the man, who is best remembered for facing the last ball of the first tied Test match. Slow, left-arm spinner Kline, who took part in 13 Tests between 1957 and 1961, played 88 first-class matches in which he took 276 wickets at 27.39. He died on Friday, Australia’s cricketing authority said.

In the Brisbane Test of the famous 1960-61 series against the West Indies, Australia needed just one run to win when Kline fended off a delivery to square leg and his batting partner Ian Meckiff scrambled for the single. But West Indian Joe Solomon fielded the ball and rocketed it to the stumps, running out Meckiff and ensuring the historic tie.

Some Cricketing Terms

• Bosie An Australian term for a googly, now rarely used.
• Chin music Fast bowlers aiming the ball at the batsman’s head.
• Chucker Another term for a bowler who throws the ball.
• Bye A run scored when the batsman does not touch the ball with either his bat or body.
• Bunsen A term used by commentators to describe a pitch heavily favouring slow bowlers.
• Plumb – When the batsman is clearly LBW, even at full speed, he is said to be plumb in front.