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Cam Battersby,Cam Battersby, the former Australian team manager and chairman of Queensland Cricket, has died at the age of 76. Battersby was the team manager on Australia's historic tour of South Africa in 1994, the first time in nearly 30 years that an Australia team had toured there. He also managed tours of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and New Zealand. A board member of the then Australian Cricket Board from 1987 to 2002, Battersby was also the chairman of Queensland Cricket from 1993 to 2000. A doctor, Battersby was in 2000 awarded the a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to medicine, especially in education and research into liver transplants, and for his services to cricket administration. "Cam was a stickler for detail, a composed figure who thought deeply about issues and acted in the best interests of cricket during his lengthy time in office," the Queensland Cricket chairman Jim Holding said. "He had a soft spot for the game in India and Sri Lanka, and kept close ties with friends in both countries." the former Australian team manager and chairman of Queensland Cricket, has died at the age of 76.

Battersby was the team manager on Australia's historic tour of South Africa in 1994, the first time in nearly 30 years that an Australia team had toured there. He also managed tours of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and New Zealand.

A board member of the then Australian Cricket Board from 1987 to 2002, Battersby was also the chairman of Queensland Cricket from 1993 to 2000. A doctor, Battersby was in 2000 awarded the a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to medicine, especially in education and research into liver transplants, and for his services to cricket administration.

"Cam was a stickler for detail, a composed figure who thought deeply about issues and acted in the best interests of cricket during his lengthy time in office," the Queensland Cricket chairman Jim Holding said. "He had a soft spot for the game in India and Sri Lanka, and kept close ties with friends in both countries."