Pascoe played in 14 Tests and 29 ODIs between 1977 and 1982, during which time he transferred to World Series Cricket.[3] In the 1980 Centenary Test at The Oval in London, he took 5/59 in the 1st innings. Pascoe retired from international cricket due to a knee injury after the 1981/82 Frank Worrell Trophy series in Australia.
Pascoe is the son of a Macedonian immigrant father.[4][5] While a former NSW teammate, Geoff Lawson, claimed in his autobiography that Pascoe was often subject to baiting about his ethnicity during matches, especially from brothers Ian and Greg Chappell, this was contradicted by Pascoe in court, under oath in a defamation case, when he stated that such comments were never made.
He is a popular after-dinner speaker.[5] He once stated, tongue-in-cheek, that "a tiger never changes its spots" (in a sarcastic response to wicket-keeperRod Marsh's comment "I thought you were going to bowl more bouncers").[5]
Pascoe has spoken of an incident when he hit Indian cricketer Sandeep Patil during the 1981–82 series,[6] which he has stated changed him as a cricketer and stated afterwards that he wanted to retire, which he did after playing another three Tests.[7]
In November 2017, after returning home from a tour of South Australia and Western Australia with former teammates Doug Walters and Jeff Thomson, it was reported that Pascoe had been diagnosed with an infection of cryptococcal gattii and had to spend three weeks in a hospital in Sydney for treatment.[8]
^Peter, Hill. (1989) The Macedonians in Australia, Hesperian Press, Carlisle, pp. 131
^ abcMustafi, Suvajit (13 February 2017). "Len Pascoe: 23 facts about the fearsome Australian pacer of Yugoslavian origin". Cricket Country. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^"When a Len Pascoe Bouncer Got Sandeep Patil Hospitalised".
^"The contradictory fear of the fast bowler". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^"Pascoe's Close Call". The Age. 24 November 2017. p. 48.
^Jackson, Russell (18 February 2021). "How Len Pascoe turned Australia's pioneering Indigenous cricket team into a chart-topping song". - ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
pascoe, leonard, stephen, pascoe, born, leonard, stephen, durtanovich, february, 1950, former, australian, test, international, cricketer, personal, informationfull, nameleonard, stephen, pascoeborn, 1950, february, 1950, bridgetown, western, australiabattingr. Leonard Stephen Pascoe born Leonard Stephen Durtanovich 13 February 1950 1 is a former Australian Test and One Day International cricketer Len PascoePersonal informationFull nameLeonard Stephen PascoeBorn 1950 02 13 13 February 1950 age 72 Bridgetown Western AustraliaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fastInternational informationNational sideAustraliaTest debut cap 277 16 June 1977 v EnglandLast Test30 January 1982 v West IndiesODI debut cap 35 2 June 1977 v EnglandLast ODI20 February 1982 v New ZealandDomestic team informationYearsTeam1974 75 1983 84New South WalesCareer statisticsCompetition Test ODI FC LAMatches 14 29 80 41Runs scored 106 39 502 50Batting average 10 59 9 75 8 96 8 33100s 50s 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Top score 30 15 51 15 Balls bowled 3 403 1 568 15 460 2 145Wickets 64 53 309 69Bowling average 26 06 20 11 25 60 20 525 wickets in innings 1 1 12 210 wickets in match 0 0 2 0Best bowling 5 59 5 30 8 41 5 28Catches stumpings 2 6 23 6 Source CricketArchive 16 December 2009Born at Bridgetown Western Australia Pascoe was educated at Punchbowl Boys High School in New South Wales where he was a classmate of Jeff Thomson 2 The two of them would form a close friendship playing cricket together at club state and Test level Pascoe played in 14 Tests and 29 ODIs between 1977 and 1982 during which time he transferred to World Series Cricket 3 In the 1980 Centenary Test at The Oval in London he took 5 59 in the 1st innings Pascoe retired from international cricket due to a knee injury after the 1981 82 Frank Worrell Trophy series in Australia Pascoe is the son of a Macedonian immigrant father 4 5 While a former NSW teammate Geoff Lawson claimed in his autobiography that Pascoe was often subject to baiting about his ethnicity during matches especially from brothers Ian and Greg Chappell this was contradicted by Pascoe in court under oath in a defamation case when he stated that such comments were never made He is a popular after dinner speaker 5 He once stated tongue in cheek that a tiger never changes its spots in a sarcastic response to wicket keeper Rod Marsh s comment I thought you were going to bowl more bouncers 5 Pascoe has spoken of an incident when he hit Indian cricketer Sandeep Patil during the 1981 82 series 6 which he has stated changed him as a cricketer and stated afterwards that he wanted to retire which he did after playing another three Tests 7 In November 2017 after returning home from a tour of South Australia and Western Australia with former teammates Doug Walters and Jeff Thomson it was reported that Pascoe had been diagnosed with an infection of cryptococcal gattii and had to spend three weeks in a hospital in Sydney for treatment 8 In January 2020 Pascoe encouraged singer songwriter Matt Scullion to write a song about the 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour to England having been talking to Gamilaraay elder and retired cricketer Les Knox about the event Scullion wrote the song titled 1868 and sung it at the second Twenty20 International at the Sydney Cricket Ground in early 2021 and planned to do so again at the Bradman Museum in April 2021 needs update 9 10 References Edit Take up thy bed and bat ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 14 February 2017 Moore Tony 23 October 2015 Cricket greats tall tales bring light to dark battle with depression PTSD Brisbane Times Cricinfo Players and Officials Len Pascoe Peter Hill 1989 The Macedonians in Australia Hesperian Press Carlisle pp 131 a b c Mustafi Suvajit 13 February 2017 Len Pascoe 23 facts about the fearsome Australian pacer of Yugoslavian origin Cricket Country Retrieved 24 September 2018 When a Len Pascoe Bouncer Got Sandeep Patil Hospitalised The contradictory fear of the fast bowler ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 24 September 2018 Pascoe s Close Call The Age 24 November 2017 p 48 Jackson Russell 18 February 2021 How Len Pascoe turned Australia s pioneering Indigenous cricket team into a chart topping song ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 27 March 2021 1868 Matt Scullion on YouTube This biographical article related to an Australian cricket person born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Len Pascoe amp oldid 1129892913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
