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Rod Marsh died of a heart attack at the age of 74.
Marsh was taken ill while travelling to a charity cricket match.
In 96 Test appearances for Australia, he effected 355 dismissals, a world record at the time of his retirement.
He was the Australia men's chairman of selectors from 2016 to 2016 and played 92 one-day internationals.
Adam Gilchrist has the most dismissals in Australia with 409, followed by Ian Healy with 395.
Mark Waugh described Marsh as an absolute icon of the sport.
Had the pleasure of working with Rod for a number of years as a selector and you wouldn't meet a more honest, down to earth, kind hearted person.
The former Australia one-day international said thatRod will be missed.
Cricket is a simple game made complicated and still relates to me.
Marsh was described as a great man who helped guide me and many others on the right path in my younger years and taught me what it takes to play international cricket.
Marsh and Dennis Lillee combined for 95 Test dismissals, a new record.
During his first series against England, he was nicknamed "Iron Gloves" because of his difficult start to his Test career.
He made an impressive 92 in the first game of the series, but Australia was nine down and captain Bill Lawry declared.
According to Marsh, he didn't feel like he missed out on a century because he thought Lawry should have declared much earlier.
He became the first Australian to score a Test century when he did it against England in 1977.
Marsh was the first keeper to get 100 dismissals in an Australian Test.
After retiring, Marsh took on a coaching role at the Australian National Academy.
From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the England and Wales Cricket Board's men's team selection committee.
After Australia were thrashed by South Africa, Marsh stepped down as the Australian chairman of the selectors.
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