Bill Bell (cricketer)

William Bell (5 September 1931 – 23 July 2002) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury, Auckland and New Zealand from 1949 to 1959.

Bill Bell

Bell in 1953
Personal information
Born	(1931-09-05)5 September 1931 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died	23 July 2002(2002-07-23) (aged 70) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak
International information
National side	New Zealand (1954)
Test debut (cap 66)	1 January 1954 v South Africa
Last Test	5 February 1954 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 21 Runs scored 21 170 Batting average – 10.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 21* 22 Balls bowled 491 3,451 Wickets 2 44 Bowling average 117.50 40.52 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/54 4/31 Catches/stumpings 1/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Bell attended Christchurch Boys' High School.[1] 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.[2]