Ted Dexter obituary

England cricket captain known for his daring play and run-scoring whose debonair manner earned him the nickname ‘Lord Ted’Ted Dexter, who has died aged 86, was a truly rare cricketer, remembered beyond his playing days less for the quantity of runs he scored than for the debonair manner in which he acquired them. At the crease he looked every inch the aristocrat, tall and erect, and with a preference for flamboyant strokeplay.What made him doubly interesting was the sense of adventur