AUSTRALIAN cricket legend Bob Cowper has passed away aged 84.

The former Ashes star passed away on Saturday morning after a long battle with cancer.

Cowper, one of the most technically gifted batsmen of his era, is survived by wife Dale and daughters Olivia and Sera.

A mainstay of the Australian Test side between 1964 and 1968, Cowper racked up 2061 runs across 27 matches at a formidable average of 46.84 – including five centuries.

Cowper carved out his place in history with a legendary 12-hour 307 against England at the MCG in 1966 – the highest Test innings on Aussie soil at the time and the only triple-century Down Under until Matthew Hayden’s 380 in 2003.

The sport is now in mourning as tributes pour in for the late Test great.

Cricket Australia said in a statement: “Cowper was an enormously talented left-hand batter renowned for his elegant stroke play, his patience at the crease and his ability to amass big totals.”

Test legend Kerry O’Keeffe posted a simple tribute on X: “R.I.P Bob Cowper. Good man. Lived like an amateur, played like a pro.”

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