in 1984. He was a safe fielder behind the wicket and was often positioned in the gully. He averaged better than one century every five Tests and never went more than six consecutive Tests without a hundred. As a leader, he was "a fatally flawed, forlorn captain... He was unimaginative, tactically unsophisticated and lacked the respect of his players." Mike Brearley, Yallop's opposing captain during the 1978–79 series, noted that Yallop used to "... slide his back foot to and fro in a grandmotherly shuffle ... More than most Test players, Yallop can range from the inept to the masterly." On his relationship with the Australian selectors however, Christian Ryan writes that "he is not the only Australian batsman of the last 25 years to have been mistreated by selectors... But Yallop was the first, and arguably copped the rawest deal, of them all.... Graham Yallop in three words? Unlucky Uncelebrated Unmissed seem to fit best, more's the pity." Post-cricket career In 1989 Yallop was fined $1,000 for selling alcohol at his cricket centre. In 1994 he was sacked as manager of a sports centre but successfully appealed the decision. In 2014–15 Yallop was appointed chief coach of Elwood Cricket Club. He has worked closely with Indonesian cricket, coaching and fund raising, including donating one of his baggy green caps for auction for its development. In appreciation, the premier cricket ground in Jakarta was named the Graham Yallop Oval in his honour. References Sources Nicholls, B. (2015) The Establishment Boys, New Holland Publishers: Sydney. . . External links 1952 births Living people Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Test cricket captains Richmond cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne South Melbourne cricketers Victoria cricketers People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School Australia Test cricketers People from Balwyn, Victoria