Former South Africa cricket captain Clive Rice passed away on Tuesday morning after conceding defeat in his long-standing battle against brain tumour. He was 66.
Rice, who received robotic radiation treatment for his tumour in India in March, died in a hospital in Cape Town.
Regarded as one of the best all-rounders of his era, Rice scored first-class 26,331 runs at an average of 40.95 and took 930 wickets at 22.49, the BBC reported.
Rice could only play three one-day internationals as his career coincided with South Africa's sporting isolation during apartheid.
He was appointed as South Africa's first captain in ODIs after their readmission to international cricket in 1991.
