<p>Keith Bradshaw, a former Marylebone Cricket Club chief executive and early proponent of day-night test matches, has died. He was 58.</p>.<p>Cricket Australia issued a statement Tuesday describing Bradshaw as a “universally loved and respected leader in the game.”</p>.<p>Bradshaw played first-class cricket in Australia for Tasmania state in the 1980s before moving to England.</p>.<p>In 2006, he became the first non-English chief executive of the Lord's-based MCC, the traditional guardians of the laws of cricket.</p>.<p>Bradshaw was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable form of cancer, in 2008. He returned to Australia in 2011 and became chief executive of the South Australia Cricket Association.</p>.<p>He successfully lobbied for the first ever day-night cricket test match to be played at the Adelaide Oval, with Australia beating New Zealand under lights in November 2015.</p>.<p>“Keith's legacy will always be remembered through developing the pink cricket ball at the MCC, making day-night cricket around the world a reality,” the Cricket Australia statement said.</p>.<p>Cricket Australia chairman Richard Freudenstein said Bradshaw's death was "devastating for cricket and all who had the good fortune to know him.”</p>.<p>“Keith's contribution to cricket in Australia and the UK cannot be understated," Freudenstein said. "His legacy is an ongoing testament to a lifetime of achievement in the game.</p>.<p>“His great skill as a cricket administrator was to be an innovator yet appreciate and understand the importance of tradition."</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Keith Bradshaw, a former Marylebone Cricket Club chief executive and early proponent of day-night test matches, has died. He was 58.</p>.<p>Cricket Australia issued a statement Tuesday describing Bradshaw as a “universally loved and respected leader in the game.”</p>.<p>Bradshaw played first-class cricket in Australia for Tasmania state in the 1980s before moving to England.</p>.<p>In 2006, he became the first non-English chief executive of the Lord's-based MCC, the traditional guardians of the laws of cricket.</p>.<p>Bradshaw was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable form of cancer, in 2008. He returned to Australia in 2011 and became chief executive of the South Australia Cricket Association.</p>.<p>He successfully lobbied for the first ever day-night cricket test match to be played at the Adelaide Oval, with Australia beating New Zealand under lights in November 2015.</p>.<p>“Keith's legacy will always be remembered through developing the pink cricket ball at the MCC, making day-night cricket around the world a reality,” the Cricket Australia statement said.</p>.<p>Cricket Australia chairman Richard Freudenstein said Bradshaw's death was "devastating for cricket and all who had the good fortune to know him.”</p>.<p>“Keith's contribution to cricket in Australia and the UK cannot be understated," Freudenstein said. "His legacy is an ongoing testament to a lifetime of achievement in the game.</p>.<p>“His great skill as a cricket administrator was to be an innovator yet appreciate and understand the importance of tradition."</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>