<p>Former England captain Ray Illingworth has died at the age of 89, his county, Yorkshire, announced on Saturday.</p>.<p>"We are deeply saddened to learn that Ray Illingworth has passed away," the county wrote on its Twitter account.</p>.<p>He had been undergoing radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer.</p>.<p>Illingworth played 61 Tests for England between 1958 and 1973 and captained the country 31 times, winning 12 matches and an Ashes series in Australia in 1970-1</p>.<p>He was an all-rounder who scored 1,836 Test runs at an average of 23.24 and claimed 122 wickets with his offspin bowling at 31.20.</p>.<p>He was chairman of the England selectors between 1993 and 1996, and coached the team in 1995-96.</p>.<p>Illingworth's wife, Shirley, died earlier this year after battling cancer and Illingworth had supported law changes on assisted dying.</p>.<p>"I don't want to have the last 12 months that my wife had," he said. "She had a terrible time going from hospital to hospital and in pain."</p>.<p>Illingworth made his debut for his native county in 1955 and played for them until 1968 before finishing his career at Leicestershire. He captained both counties.</p>.<p>"Illingworth's greatest gift as captain lay in creating the illusion that he had 14 or 15 players on the field: so expertly did he block a batsman's favourable scoring strokes," said specialist website, <em>Cricinfo</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Former England captain Ray Illingworth has died at the age of 89, his county, Yorkshire, announced on Saturday.</p>.<p>"We are deeply saddened to learn that Ray Illingworth has passed away," the county wrote on its Twitter account.</p>.<p>He had been undergoing radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer.</p>.<p>Illingworth played 61 Tests for England between 1958 and 1973 and captained the country 31 times, winning 12 matches and an Ashes series in Australia in 1970-1</p>.<p>He was an all-rounder who scored 1,836 Test runs at an average of 23.24 and claimed 122 wickets with his offspin bowling at 31.20.</p>.<p>He was chairman of the England selectors between 1993 and 1996, and coached the team in 1995-96.</p>.<p>Illingworth's wife, Shirley, died earlier this year after battling cancer and Illingworth had supported law changes on assisted dying.</p>.<p>"I don't want to have the last 12 months that my wife had," he said. "She had a terrible time going from hospital to hospital and in pain."</p>.<p>Illingworth made his debut for his native county in 1955 and played for them until 1968 before finishing his career at Leicestershire. He captained both counties.</p>.<p>"Illingworth's greatest gift as captain lay in creating the illusion that he had 14 or 15 players on the field: so expertly did he block a batsman's favourable scoring strokes," said specialist website, <em>Cricinfo</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>