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    "excerpt": "Sydney, March 27 (CRICKETMORE): \u00a0Former Australian Test cricketer, coach and commentator Bruce Yardley lost his battle to cancer and passed away on Wednesday at the age of 71. Bruce, who debuted for ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Sydney, March 27 (CRICKETMORE): &nbsp;<\/strong>Former Australian Test cricketer, coach and commentator Bruce Yardley lost his battle to cancer and passed away on Wednesday at the age of 71.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bruce, who debuted for Australia at the age of 30, started his cricketing carrer as a medium-pacer but later turned to be an off-spinner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In his 33 Tests for the national team, Bruce picked 126 wickets at an average of 31.63. He also bagged 344 wickets in first class cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Bruce was a significant figure in Australian cricket, contributing in many ways on and off the field,&quot; Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;As a player, it took him more than 10 years of persistence playing first-class and Premier cricket to find the art of off-spin, earning him a Test debut at the age of 30. He was also an excellent fielder and handy batter, holding the record for the quickest Test fifty for 38 years,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Roberts also said that off the field, Bruce was an infectious personality and was regarded as one of the best spin-bowing coaches in the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Yardley had coached the Sri Lankan team in the late 1990s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mourning his death, former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara tweeted: &quot;Very sad to hear about the passing of Bruce Yardley. He was a good man to get to know and a great friend of Sri Lankan cricket. May he rest in peace.&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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