Alan Castell

Alan Castell
Personal information
Full name
Alan Terry Castell
Born (1943-08-06) 6 August 1943 (age 81)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–1971Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
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 an English former cricketer who played for Hampshire between 1961 and 1971 at both first-class and List A level. He began his career as a leg-break and googly bowler, but later switched to medium-pace. In 112 first-class appearances, he took nearly 230 wickets.