Editing Ted Dexter (section)

==Later career 1965–72==

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''Above all we had Dexter's captaincy. One-day cricket was his kind of game: it was instant and aggressive and its atmosphere brought out the best in him. He really became involved, more so than in county games. He even made a marked difference to our one day performances when he returned for a season of [[Pro40|Sunday League]] games in the early 1970s.''
:[[John Snow (cricketer)|John Snow]]<ref name=s25/>
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Dexter declared himself unavailable for the [[History of cricket in South Africa from 1945–46 to 1970|1964–65 tour of South Africa]] as he contested [[Jim Callaghan|Jim Callaghan's]] [[Cardiff South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South East]] seat for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in the [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964 General Election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keating |first=Frank |date=15 October 2004 |title=Notes from the touchline |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/oct/15/comment.frankkeating |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228153236/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/oct/15/comment.frankkeating |archive-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> Finding himself free to tour after his defeat he was made vice-captain to [[M. J. K. Smith]], who won the series and continued as captain. His cricket career was virtually ended by an accident in 1965. His [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] car ran out of petrol in west [[London]], and he was pushing it to safety when it pinned him to a warehouse door, breaking his leg.<ref name="p64, Arlott">{{Cite book |last=Arlott |first=John |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13358588 |title=John Arlott's 100 greatest batsmen. |publisher=Macdonald |year=1986 |isbn=0-356-12365-0 |location=London |pages=64 |oclc=13358588 |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826072421/https://www.worldcat.org/title/john-arlotts-100-greatest-batsmen/oclc/13358588 |archive-date=26 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Martin |date=19 October 2010 |title=You're not going to believe this, but... |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/you-re-not-going-to-believe-this-but-280403 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Preston |first=Norman |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152846.html |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |year=1966 |chapter=Notes by the Editor |author-link=Norman Preston |access-date=30 August 2021 |via=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He left Sussex and played occasional Sunday games with the [[International Cavaliers]], and made 104 when they defeated the [[West Indian cricket team in England in 1966|1966 West Indians]] by 7 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 1967 |title=International Cavaliers v West Indies XI |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/104/104277.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826072424/https://cricketarchive.com/subscribe |archive-date=26 August 2021 |access-date=24 November 2012 |website=CricketArchive}}</ref> He returned briefly in 1968, making 203 not out in his comeback match against [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]], but failing in the [[Australian cricket team in England in 1968|1968 Ashes series]]. He played [[Pro40|Sunday League]] games for Sussex in 1971 and 1972.<ref>{{cite web |title=List A matches played by Ted Dexter (43) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1080/List_A_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=20 June 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>