Alan Hounsell

Alan Russell Hounsell (born 8 February 1947) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class and List A cricket for Auckland, Canterbury, Northern Districts and Wellington between 1968 and 1977.[1][2]

Alan Hounsell
Personal information
Full name
Alan Russell Hounsell
Born (1947-02-08) 8 February 1947
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70–1976/77Canterbury
1972/73Wellington
1973/74Auckland
1974/75Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 37 10
Runs scored 250 33
Batting average 10.00 8.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 27* 16
Balls bowled 5,166 495
Wickets 78 17
Bowling average 31.85 16.88
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 5/50 4/50
Catches/stumpings 14/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 June 2023

An opening bowler, Hounsell played several years of representative under-age cricket before progressing to Canterbury's senior team. For Canterbury Under-23s against Northern Districts Under-23s in February 1969, he took 7 for 19 off 12 overs.[3] His most successful first-class season was 1971-72, when he took 18 wickets at an average of 20.88,[4] and took his best figures of 5 for 50 for Canterbury against Wellington.[5]

Hounsell went into the insurance industry, where his success in sales and marketing, on top of his experience in cricket as a player, coach and selector, led Table Tennis New Zealand to select him in 1996 as the first chairman of its board.[6]

References
  1. "Alan Hounsell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. "Alan Hounsell". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. "Canterbury Under-23s v Northern Districts Under-23s 1968-69". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Alan Hounsell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. "Wellington v Canterbury 1971-72". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. "Table Tennis "Outsider" Elected Chairman". Table Tennis New Zealand. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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