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Name	Dean Jones
Born	24 March, 1961 Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 September, 2020 (aged 59) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	cricketer (1981-1998) Victoria, Australia sports writer (1999-2020) Victoria, Australia television sports broadcaster (1999-2020) Victoria, Australia cricket coach (2016-2017) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2006) Australian Cricket Hall of Fame (inductee, 2019)
Key Organisations *	Victorian Cricket Association (life member, ?-2019) Victorian Cricket Team (player, 1981) Australian national cricket team (player, 1984-1994)

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