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Warwick Maxwell "Rick" Darling (born 1 May 1957) is a former Australian Test cricketer. His tendency to play the cut and hook shots provided much entertainment, but also meant that he was inconsistent and error-prone. It has been said that the introduction of the batting helmet saved Darling's life several times, but also gave him extra confidence to play his favoured shots. Darling's early Test career was also characterised by his opening partnerships with Graeme Wood, the pair christened the "Kamikaze Kids" due to their often disastrous running between the wickets, which saw one of the pair dismissed run out in one innings of each of their four Tests together. ==Biography== Darling is the great-nephew of Joe Darling, and learnt to play cricket at his family's home at Ramco on the Murray River. He started playing for the Salisbury Cricket Club in the Adelaide district competition in 1970–71, and started his first-class career in 1975–76 with South Australia, winning the Sheffield Shield that season. Darling was given his chance in the Australian Test team through the defection of several players to World Series Cricket in 1977. At the beginning of the 1977/78 season he was 12th man against the Indian team. He got back the team and scored runs, playing particularly well against Western Australia. He made 101 against Tasmania in a one day game. He made his debut as an opener against India in the summer of 1977–78 at Adelaide for the fifth test. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rick Darling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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