Following problems during heart surgery, Mike Procter, a former all-rounder for South Africa and one of the all-time greats, passed away at the age of 77. His two daughters and wife, Maryne, survive him. He passed away at a Durban hospital.
Due to his sports seclusion in the 1970s and 1980s, Procter participated in seven Test matches for Mike Procter. Interestingly, during the two seasons of 1966–1967 and 1969–1970, he played every game against Australia.
With an economy of 2.44 runs, Mike Procter claimed an astounding 41 wickets. His finest stats, 6 for 73, came in the second inning of his final appearance at Port Elizabeth, when South Africa defeated Australia by an overwhelming 323 runs. He played in seven Test matches, all of which he helped South Africa win.
Mike Procter excelled at domestic cricket, aside from his brief stint on the international scene.
He claimed an incredible 1417 wickets in 410 first-class games. Procter scored a staggering 21,936 runs at an average of 36.01 runs per game with 48 centuries to his credit, making his bat repertoire something the opposition genuinely feared. In 1970, he was recognized as one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year, having achieved a 103-wicket campaign with Gloucestershire in 1969.
Mike Procter was appointed the team’s head coach following the Proteas’ re-entry into the world of cricket. He managed the team during the 1992 World Cup, leading them to the semifinals before they had a legendary falling out with England.
He genuinely continued to be a mainstay for cricket in South Africa and around the world, having also officiated ICC matches from 2002 to 2008.
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