Australia's former cricket greats Alan Davidson and Ashley Mallett have died within 24 hours of each other
Alan Davidson, a destructive left-arm fast bowler was hailed as"one of cricket's finest players and most influential and beloved figures".
After overcoming a series of injuries, he was at his peak in the late 1950s and early 1960s under the captaincy of close friend Richie Benaud. He still holds the best figures for a finger spinner in Australia with 8-59 against Pakistan at Adelaide in 1972, but his efforts in India were heralded as his greatest.
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