Eric Russell (cricketer)

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Eric Russell

Personal information

Full name

William Eric Russell

Born

3 July 1936 (age 88)
Dumbarton, Scotland

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium

International information

National side

England

Test debut

21 October 1961 v Pakistan

Last Test

27 July 1967 v Pakistan

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1956–1972

Middlesex

1976–1977

Berkshire

Career statistics

Competition	Test	FC	LA
Matches	10	448	58
Runs scored	362	25,525	1,390
Batting average	21.29	34.87	26.22
100s/50s	0/2	41/134	1/9
Top score	70	193	123
Balls bowled	144	1,938	12
Wickets	0	22	0
Bowling average	–	45.13	–
5 wickets in innings	–	0	–
10 wickets in match	–	0	–
Best bowling	–	3/20	–
Catches/stumpings	4/–	304/–	22/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2022

William Eric Russell (born 3 July 1936) is a Scottish former cricketer. He was an opening batsman who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club from 1956 to 1972, and played in ten Test matches for England between 1961 and 1967.

The cricket correspondent, Colin Bateman, commented, "a smooth, assured opening batsman, Eric Russell suffered from never getting a settled sequence in the England team. His 10 Tests were spread over seven series and five countries, and two half-centuries in 18 innings did not do his ability justice."^[1]

Life and career

Russell was a stylish right-hander, whose international appearances were limited by injury and the dominance of Geoff Boycott and John Edrich.^[1]^[2] He played ten Tests against six countries and toured three times, but could never establish himself in the England side.^[1]

He joined Middlesex in 1956 at the age of 20, and played over 400 games for them, recording over 25,000 first-class runs with 41 centuries, and a career best of 193 against Hampshire at Bournemouth in 1964. He scored 1,000 runs in a season 13 times, a testament to his reliability, and topped 2,000 on three occasions, his best return being his 2,343 at 45.92 in 1964. He also took 22 wickets with his occasional medium pacers and held 304 catches.^[3]

After leaving Middlesex, Russell coached at Shiplake College,^[4] played Minor Counties cricket for Berkshire and later played a role in the development of MCC's Shenley cricket centre.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 144. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
^ ^a ^b Eric Russell, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
^ Eric Russell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-03. (subscription required)
^ "Charities formed for school game". The Times. No. 63809. 12 September 1990. Retrieved 18 June 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.

External links

Eric Russell at ESPNcricinfo

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