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Full name William Eric Russell
Born July 3, 1936, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Current age 72 years 49 days
Major teams England,Berkshire,Middlesex
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
10
18
1
362
70
21.29
0
2
32
0
4
0
First-class
448
796
64
25525
193
34.87
41
134
304
0
List A
58
57
4
1390
123
26.22
1
9
22
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
10
2
144
44
0
-
-
-
1.83
-
0
0
0
First-class
448
1938
993
22
3/20
45.13
3.07
88.0
0
0
List A
58
12
9
0
-
-
-
4.50
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v England at Lahore, Oct 21-26, 1961 scorecard
Last Test
England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jul 27-Aug 1, 1967 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1956 - 1972
List A span
1964 - 1976
Profile
Eric Russell was a tall, classy, elegant opening batsman blessed with a delicate touch which enabled him to excel at the late cut and the leg glance. That correctness also applied to his appearance, and he was always well turned-out with his sleeves rolled halfway up his forearms. In many ways he was the natural successor at the top of the Middlesex order to Jack Robertson. His opportunities were limited by the presence of other openers, most notably Geoff Boycott and John Edrich. In his fourth Test, against Australia at Brisbane, he broke through with a gutsy 70, but immediately suffered a succession of injuries. He made six more appearances in the next two years without establishing himself. After leaving Middlesex he spent two seasons playing for Berkshire. In later years he was instrumental in developing the ground at Shenley into a prestigious cricket venue.
Martin Williamson
