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Full name Alexander John Bell
Born April 15, 1906, East London, Cape Province
Died August 1, 1985, Mowbray, Cape Town, Cape Province (aged 79 years 108 days)
Major teams Rhodesia,South Africa,Western Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
16
23
12
69
26*
6.27
0
0
0
6
0
First-class
63
79
45
311
32*
9.14
0
0
27
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
16
26
3342
1567
48
6/99
6/159
32.64
2.81
69.6
1
4
0
First-class
63
5312
228
8/34
23.29
10
1
Career statistics
Test debut
England v South Africa at Lord's, Jun 29-Jul 2, 1929 scorecard
Last Test
England v South Africa at Manchester, Jul 27-30, 1935 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1925/26 - 1938/39
Profile
Wisden obituary
Alexander John 'Sandy' Bell, who played sixteen times for South Africa between 1929 and 1935, died in Cape Town on August 2, 1985, aged 79. In all but two of his Tests he opened the bowling, sometimes working up a good pace, bringing the ball down from a considerable height and capable of late in-swing. He toured England twice, in 1929 and 1935, and took 23 wickets in five Tests in Australia in 1931-32, claiming five wickets in an innings in successive Test matches at Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. He had his best Test figures in his first Test match, at Lord's when he took the last six wickets in England's first innings and finished with six for 99. In the same series he shared what remains the record tenth-wicket partnership for South Africa in Test cricket - 103 with H. G. Owen-Smith at Headingley. Though no batsman himself, Bell's share was 26. Altogether he took 48 Test wickets (32.65) and 228 first-class wickets (23.29) At Cape Town in 1929-30 he took thirteen for 61 for Western Province against Eastern Province. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
