Godfrey Pell

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Godfrey Pell
Personal information
Full name
Godfrey Arnold Pell
Born (1928-03-11) 11 March 1928 (age 96)
Sunderland, County Durham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 24
Batting average 24.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16*
Balls bowled 74
Wickets 4
Bowling average 7.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/9
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2011

Godfrey Arnold Pell (born 11 March 1928) is a former English cricketer. Pell was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. He was born at Sunderland, County Durham, and was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham.

Pell made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Scotland at Edgbaston in 1947.[1] Scotland made 158 in their first-innings, with Pell taking the wickets of Robert Hodge and Robert McLaren with figures of 2/22 from 6 overs. In response Warwickshire made 210 all out, with Pell being dismissed for 8 runs by William Nichol. Scotland made just 112 in their second-innings, with Pell taking the wickets of David Merson and George Youngson to finish with figures of 2/9 from 6.2 overs. Warwickshire's target to win the match was 61, which Warwickshire made with 6 wickets down, with Pell ending the innings unbeaten on 16.[2] This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Godfrey Pell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Warwickshire v Scotland, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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