Robert John Inverarity (born January 31 1944, Subiaco, Perth) is a former Test and first-class cricketer. He was also a highly respected educator who was headmaster at Perth's Hale School between 1989 and 2003.
In the midst of the World Series Cricket era as vice captain of the Australian Test team, he was was unlucky to have been overlooked for the position of captain when selectors replaced Bob Simpson.
He played in six Tests between 1968 and 1972 and played first class cricket for Western Australia, South Australia and Australia over a period of 23 seasons between 1962 and 1985. As a state player, he captained Western Australia to win the Sheffield Shield four times in five years. When his teaching career took him to Adelaide, his new team of South Australia went on to win the Shield in 1981 and 1982.
A stand at the WACA cricket ground is named The Inverarity Stand in his honour.
Currently he is Director of Coaching at Warwickshire County Cricket Club in Edgebaston.
His daughter Alison Inverarity was an Olympic high jumper.
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