straight drive..

X (born 7 October 1952) is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia briefly during the tumultuous era of World Series Cricket (WSC) in the late 1970s. A technically correct left-handed batsman, X invariably batted near the top of the order for Australia during a stop-start career that began in 1975–76 against the West Indies. He enjoyed a long and successful career with his home state Victoria, leading them to two Sheffield Shield titles. X remains the "forgotten" captain of Australia, as his profile is considerably less than contemporaries such as the Chappell brothers and Allan Border. More than any other Australian player.

He was appointed captain for the 1978–79 Ashes series.X made a naïve prediction before the series when he said that his team would win 6–0. X was "bewildered" when his "flippant" prediction was reported straight-faced by the media and taken seriously by the English players. The undermanned Australian team was annihilated 5–1, its worst thrashing in a Test series.

In his account of the 1978-79 Ashes series "The Ashes Retained" England captain Mike Brearley reported that the English players nicknamed X "Banzai" because of his tendency to adopt suicidally attacking fields at all times, when on occasion a more defensive approach may have prevented the England team's free scoring.

X is also the first cricketer to _______________!

ID X and find the blank.

Answer : Graham Yallop.. The first cricketer to wear a helmet!