54 Tests for Australia, scoring 1,427 runs at an average of 22.65, and taking 78 catches and 52 stumpings. His tally of 52 stumpings remains a Test career world record; 28 were off Clarrie Grimmett alone. In first-class cricket he played 245 matches, scoring 6,135 runs at an average of 23.77, and taking 399 catches and 263 stumpings. After retiring from cricket he coached, taking several schoolboys teams on overseas tours. In 1964, he spent a month coaching cricketers in Ethiopia, and met Haile Selassie. He was awarded an MBE in 1970. In 1988, a public school in Seven Hills, New South Wales was renamed as Bert Oldfield Public School to commemorate his life. An oval in the Sydney suburb of Killara is named in Oldfield's honour. Gallery See also List of New South Wales representative cricketers References 1894 births 1976 deaths Australia Test cricketers Australian cricketers Australian cricket coaches New South Wales cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year Cricketers from Sydney Australian Imperial Force Touring XI cricketers Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire Australian military personnel of World War I Australian Army soldiers Wicket-keepers