Bill Bell (cricketer)

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = New Zealand
country = New Zealand
country abbrev = NZ
name = Bill Bell
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Legbreak
tests = 2
test runs = 21
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 21*
test balls = 491
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 117.50
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 1/54
test catches/stumpings = 1/-
FCs = 21
FC runs = 170
FC bat avg = 10.00
FC 100s/50s = 0/0
FC top score = 22
FC balls = 3451
FC wickets = 44
FC bowl avg = 40.52
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 4/31
FC catches/stumpings = 15/-
debut date = 1 January
debut year = 1954
last date = 5 February
last year = 1954
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36295.html Cricinfo

William "Bill" Bell, born 5 September, 1931 at Dunedin and died at Auckland on 23 July, 2002, was a cricketer who played for Canterbury, Auckland and New Zealand.

A leg spin and googly bowler and lower-order batsman, Bell had played only five first-class games when he was picked for the New Zealand tour of South Africa in 1953-54 when regular spinner Alex Moir was left out of the touring party. An early return of four wickets against Eastern Province suggested he might do well, but in two Test match appearances, at Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, he took just two wickets, and was never picked again.