Name:

Stackpole, Keith R

Nickname:

Stacky

Date of Birth:

10 Jul 1940

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Collingwood

Date Died:

22 Apr 2025

Career:

Test: 1966 - 1974
ODI: 1971 - 1974

Teams:

VIC (Regional)
Australia (Country)

Australian cricket over the years

Keith Stackpole (10 July 1940 – 22 April 2025) was celebrated for his aggressive batting style. Born in Collingwood, Melbourne, he followed in the footsteps of his father, Keith Stackpole Sr., who was both a first-class cricketer and an Australian rules footballer.

Stackpole’s international cricket career spanned from 1966 to 1974, during which he played 43 Test matches and six One Day Internationals for Australia. Initially selected for his leg-spin bowling, he soon established himself as a formidable opening batsman.

He amassed 2,807 Test runs at an average of 37.42, including seven centuries, with a career-best score of 207 against England in the 1970–71 Ashes series. Notably, he topped the run-scorers list during the 1972 Ashes tour of England, scoring 485 runs as vice-captain under Ian Chappell. 

After retirement, Stackpole was a cricket commentator on radio and television throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In recognition of his services to cricket, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1974.