Alan Castell
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Alan Terry Castell is an English cricketer who played for Hampshire County Cricket Club
between 1961 and 1971. He was a right-handed lower-order batsman who bowled both medium-pace
and leg-breaks and googlies
.
Castell shared in a Hampshire record 9th wicket stand of 230 with Danny Livingstone
. During the partnership Castell contributed 76 runs, which was also his highest first-class score
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
between 1961 and 1971. He was a right-handed lower-order batsman who bowled both medium-pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
and leg-breaks and googlies
Googly
In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie , an eponym in honour of its inventor Bernard Bosanquet.- Explanation :...
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Castell shared in a Hampshire record 9th wicket stand of 230 with Danny Livingstone
Danny Livingstone
Daintes Abbia Livingstone was an English first class cricketer. He played with Hampshire from 1959 until 1972. Born in Antigua, Livingstone also represented the International Cavaliers and a Commonwealth XI in his career.-External links:*...
. During the partnership Castell contributed 76 runs, which was also his highest first-class score
External links
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