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.

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

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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