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Place of Birth: Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
About Rick McCosker
- Richard Bede McCosker (born 11 December 1946, in Inverell, New South Wales) is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer. McCosker played in 25 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals in a career spanning 1975 to 1982 playing as a right hand batsman. He is well remembered for playing in the 1977 Centenary Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after he had his jaw broken by a bouncer off Bob Willis in the 1st innings.
- In the second innings he batted at number ten in bandages with his jaw wired shut, making 25, and 54 for the ninth wicket in partnership with Rod Marsh.
- Australia won the match by 45 runs. He also played in the World Series Cricket team, and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1976. He is depicted by Aidan March in the Channel 9 series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War.
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