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Full name Robert Charles Russell
Born August 15, 1963, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Current age 44 years 346 days
Major teams England,Gloucestershire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
54
86
16
1897
128*
27.10
5290
35.86
2
6
0
153
12
ODIs
40
31
7
423
50
17.62
638
66.30
0
1
41
6
First-class
465
690
145
16861
129*
30.93
11
89
1192
128
List A
479
367
92
6626
119*
24.09
2
25
465
98
Twenty20
2
1
1
11
11*
-
5
220.00
0
0
2
0
1
1
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
54
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
40
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
465
56
68
1
1/4
68.00
7.28
56.0
0
0
List A
479
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Twenty20
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
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Career statistics
Test debut
England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 25-30, 1988 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v England at St John's, Mar 20-24, 1998 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v England at Peshawar, Nov 22, 1987 scorecard
Last ODI
England v South Africa at Dhaka, Oct 25, 1998 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1981 - 2004
List A span
1982 - 2004
Twenty20 debut
Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Bristol, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire at Bristol, Jun 19, 2003 scorecard
Profile
Wicketkeepers are often eccentric, but Russell outquirks the lot. Whether he is standing up to the medium-pacers, barking encouragement to his fielders or leaving the ball with a gratuitous flourish, Russell is the character's character. As a keeper he is quick-witted and quick-handed, if sometimes untidy. As a No.7 batsman he is unorthodox but resolute - his unbeaten 29 in 277 minutes at Johannesburg in 1995-96 is often forgotten. England messed him about, often preferring Alec Stewart for the sake of balance, but after retiring from internationals in 1998, Russell reinvented himself as the hub of Gloucestershire's one-day successes. A painter and a tea addict, forever glued to his battered sunhat, he was anything but a sportsman of his age. His career came to a quiet close when a long-standing back injury forced his retirement. At 40, he was still one of the best keepers in the country, especially standing up.
Lawrence Booth (June 2004)
