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Robin Jackman,
the former England bowler and cricket commentator, has been diagnosed
with cancer and faces seven weeks of radiotherapy. Jackman has already
had two operations to remove malignant tumours from his vocal cords,
South African broadcaster Supersport reported.
"It's not the prettiest, but I got it early and I'm confident I'll be
fine," Jackman, 67, is reported to as saying. "I won't be in Australia,
but I sure will be rooting for the Proteas." He has been advised four
weeks' rest after the treatment and hopes to return to commentary early
next year.
Jackman played four Tests and 15 ODIs for England, and was involved with
Surrey for 16 seasons starting from 1966. Over the course of his
lengthy domestic career, Jackman took more than 1400 first-class wickets
and scored 5681 runs. He was born in India, grew up in England, but
maintained close ties with South Africa, coaching and representing
Rhodesia and Western Province over 11 seasons.
Perhaps the most famous incident of his international career was the
cancelling of the Guyana Test in 1980-81, after the Guyana government
denied him a visa citing his involvement with the then apartheid South
Africa, and the English management chose to not yield to political
pressure.
After retirement, Jackman took up media work, and has been a regular
television commentator for international matches. His diagnosis comes
less than a month after another former England cricketer and
commentator, Tony Greig, revealed he was being treated for cancer. Last month, former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe was also diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer.
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