Alan Castell
Personal information
Full name
Alan Terry Castell
Born (1943-08-06) 6 August 1943
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium; leg break and googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–1971Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 112 30
Runs scored 1,622 148
Batting average 15.90 9.25
100s/50s –/4 –/–
Top score 76 24
Balls bowled 14,832 1,571
Wickets 229 28
Bowling average 30.97 36.28
5 wickets in innings 8
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/22 4/52
Catches/stumpings 89/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2009

Alan Terry Castell (born 6 August 1943) is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire between 1961 and 1971. He was a right-handed lower-order batsman who began as a leg-break and googly bowler but later switched to medium-pace.

Castell shared in a Hampshire record 9th wicket stand of 230 with Danny Livingstone against Surrey in 1962. During the partnership Castell contributed 76 runs, which was also his highest first-class score.[1]

References

  1. "Hampshire v Surrey 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

Further reading

  • Stephen Chalke, Caught in the Memory, Fairfield Books, Bath, 1999, pp. 44–62
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