Richard Bede McCosker was born on 11 December 1946 and is a former Australian cricketer.
27 Facts About Rick McCosker
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Rick McCosker 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.
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Rick McCosker played in the World Series Cricket team, and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1976.
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Rick McCosker moved to Sydney aged 21 to work in a bank.
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Rick McCosker scored a century in his debut first class game.
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Rick McCosker was picked in the Australian side for the fourth test against England replacing Wally Edwards.
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Rick McCosker scored 80 in the first innings, but was injured and did not bat in the second.
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Rick McCosker was picked in the squad to tour England to play the World Cup and a four-test series.
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Rick McCosker was 95 not out with one day to play the test was abandoned due to the pitch being vandalised.
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Rick McCosker scored 1 and 2 in the first test against the West Indies.
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Rick McCosker followed this with 0 and 13 and 4 and 22.
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Rick McCosker made 0 in a one-day international against the West Indies.
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Against Pakistan, Rick McCosker made 65 and 42,0 and 105, and 8 and 8.
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Rick McCosker scored 25 putting on 54 with Rod Marsh in a ten wicket stand.
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Rick McCosker was recalled to the Australian test side for the first Test against the West Indies and in the one day team.
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Rick McCosker made 1 in an ODI and 14 and 33 in the test.
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Rick McCosker was dropped but scored 123 against WA in a Shield game and another century against Tasmania.
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Rick McCosker was recalled to the test side when Bruce Laird was injured for the second test against England.
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Rick McCosker was kept on for the third test and made 33 and two.
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Rick McCosker announced himself unavailable for the 1980 tour of Pakistan.
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Rick McCosker was overlooked for the 1980 tour of England, even though pundits had thought he would be selected.
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Rick McCosker played well for NSW, taking part in a 319 run partnership with John Dyson against WA, and thought he was an "outside chance" of making the test team.
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Rick McCosker scored 20 against the West Indies, 13 against Pakistan, and 18 against the West Indies.
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Rick McCosker retired from first class cricket at the end of the season.
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Rick McCosker continued playing grade cricket with New Lambton in Newcastle.
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In mid-2012, about 18 months after retiring from his financial planning business, Rick McCosker became Catholic chaplain to the Port of Newcastle.
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Rick McCosker relinquished his role as Chaplain in 2016, but he continues to work as a volunteer at Newcastle's Mission to Seafarers.