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Australian cricket fan hands England's Jonny Bairstow his father's gloves

<p>An Australian cricket fan touched the heart of England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow in Adelaide when he handed him a pair of wicketkeeping gloves signed by his late father, former England&nbsp;'keeper David Bairstow, during England's 1978-79 tour</p>

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An Australian cricket fan touched the heart of England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow in Adelaide when he handed him a pair of wicketkeeping gloves signed by his late father, former England 'keeper David Bairstow, during England's 1978-79 tour. Bairstow Sr, played four Tests and 21 ODIs for England between 1979-1984, before he ended his life battling depression in 1998, when Jonny was just eight.

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