Editing Ted Dexter (section)

{{Short description|English cricketer (1935–2021)}}
{{Over-quotation|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ted Dexter
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}}
| image = File:Ted Dexter, English cricketer.png
|caption=Dexter in 2006
| country = England
| fullname = Edward Ralph Dexter
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|5|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Milan]], Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|8|25|1935|5|15|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Wolverhampton]], England<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashdown |first=John |date=26 August 2021 |title=Former England cricket captain Ted Dexter dies aged 86 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/26/former-england-cricket-captain-ted-dexter-dies-aged-86 |access-date=26 August 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
|            nickname = 
|            heightft = 
|          heightinch = 
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [[medium pace bowling|medium]]
|                role = [[Batting (cricket)|Batsman]]
|              family = [[Tom Longfield]] (father-in-law)
|       international = true
|       testdebutdate = 24 July
|       testdebutyear = 1958
|    testdebutagainst = New Zealand
|             testcap = 388
|        lasttestdate = 22 August
|        lasttestyear = 1968
|     lasttestagainst = Australia
|               club1 = [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]]
|               year1 = 1956–1958
|               club2 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
|               year2 = 1957–1968
|               club3 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]]
|               year3 = 1957–1965
|             columns = 3
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|            matches1 = 62
|               runs1 = 4,502
|            bat avg1 = 47.89
|           100s/50s1 = 9/27
|          top score1 = 205
|         deliveries1 = 5,317
|            wickets1 = 66
|           bowl avg1 = 34.93
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 4/10
|  catches/stumpings1 = 29/–
|             column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|            matches2 = 327
|               runs2 = 21,150
|            bat avg2 = 40.75
|           100s/50s2 = 51/108
|          top score2 = 205
|         deliveries2 = 26,255
|            wickets2 = 419
|           bowl avg2 = 29.92
|            fivefor2 = 9
|             tenfor2 = 2
|       best bowling2 = 7/24
|  catches/stumpings2 = 231/–
|             column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches3 = 43
|               runs3 = 1,209
|            bat avg3 = 33.58
|           100s/50s3 = 1/8
|          top score3 = 115
|         deliveries3 = 575
|            wickets3 = 21
|           bowl avg3 = 19.85
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 3/6
|  catches/stumpings3 = 16/–
|                date = 17 September
|                year = 2009
|              source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1080/1080.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Edward Ralph Dexter''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (15 May 1935 – 25 August 2021<ref name=":1" />) was an [[English national cricket team|England international]] [[cricket]]er.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGlashan |first=Andrew |title=Former England captain Ted Dexter dies aged 86 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-england-captain-ted-dexter-dies-aged-86-1274747 |date=26 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a [[fast bowling|right-arm medium bowler]], he captained [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] and [[English cricket team|England]] in the early 1960s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ted Dexter: Former England international cricketer dies aged 86 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/ted-dexter-former-england-international-cricketer-dies-aged-86-12390801 |date=26 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> He captained England in 30 test matches out of his 62 test match appearances.

He was known by the nickname '''Lord Ted'''. He is credited for his instrumental role in the formation of the modern [[ICC Men's Player Rankings|ICC Player Rankings system]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former England captain Ted Dexter passes away aged 86 |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118742/former-england-captain-ted-dexter-passes-away-aged-86 |date=26 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref> In June 2021, he was inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]] as one of the special inductees to mark the inaugural [[ICC World Test Championship]] final.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=ICC Hall of Fame special inductions announced to mark the inaugural ICC World Test Championship Final |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2170829 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Andy Flower and Kumar Sangakkara among 10 players inducted into ICC Hall of Fame |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/andy-flower-and-kumar-sangakkara-among-10-players-inducted-into-icc-hall-of-fame-1266357 |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>