Alan Revill
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Alan Revill was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire
from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs.
Revill was born in Sheffield
, the son of Thomas
who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920. Revill's career began at Derbyshire where he appeared in the non first class programme in 1945. He made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the 1946 season
Ilford
against Essex in May, scoring 31 and 48. He finished the year with 616 runs and played regularly for the county till the end of the 1957 season. with a career-best 156 not out against Leicestershire
in 1949.
Revill, a fine close fielder, lost form in the 1956 season
and after failing again to reach 1000 runs in the 1957 season
, he transferred to the weak Leicestershire Eleven where after two fair returns he dropped out of the team during 1960, playing last against Middlesex at Lords
scoring a duck.
Revill was a right-handed batsman and played 654 innings in 387 first class matches with an average of 26.48 and a top score of 156 not out. He hit sixteen centuries and passed 1000 runs in a season nine times,(twice for Leicestershire) with a best of 1643 runs (35.71) in 1950. He was an occasional right-arm off-break bowler and took 49 first class wickets with an average of 39.26 and a best performance of 3 for 12. He played one one-day match without scoring, but taking a wicket.
Revill played in Leicestershire Second Eleven cricket in 1960 and 1962. From 1963 until 1965, and again in 1968, he played for Berkshire
, making an appearance in the 1965 Gillette Cup against Somerset
. His picture is up in the gateway centre derby.
Revill died at the age of 75 in Brent, London. In his obituary in the Daily Telegraph, it was noted that he was a fine raconteur. Michael Parkinson
said "he could talk the leg off an iron pot".
England
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs.
Revill was born in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, the son of Thomas
Thomas Revill
Thomas Frederick Revill was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920....
who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920. Revill's career began at Derbyshire where he appeared in the non first class programme in 1945. He made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the 1946 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1946
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1946 represents the first cricket season after a six year break from first class cricket during World War II. The English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy five years...
Ilford
Ilford
Ilford is a large cosmopolitan town in East London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It forms a significant commercial and retail...
against Essex in May, scoring 31 and 48. He finished the year with 616 runs and played regularly for the county till the end of the 1957 season. with a career-best 156 not out against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in 1949.
Revill, a fine close fielder, lost form in the 1956 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1956
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1956 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty five years. It was their fifty-second season in the County Championship and they won seven matches and lost seven to finish twelfth in the County Championship.-1956...
and after failing again to reach 1000 runs in the 1957 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1957
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1957 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty six years. It was their fifty-third season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches and lost nine to finish fourth in the County Championship.-1957...
, he transferred to the weak Leicestershire Eleven where after two fair returns he dropped out of the team during 1960, playing last against Middlesex at Lords
Lord's Cricket Ground
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scoring a duck.
Revill was a right-handed batsman and played 654 innings in 387 first class matches with an average of 26.48 and a top score of 156 not out. He hit sixteen centuries and passed 1000 runs in a season nine times,(twice for Leicestershire) with a best of 1643 runs (35.71) in 1950. He was an occasional right-arm off-break bowler and took 49 first class wickets with an average of 39.26 and a best performance of 3 for 12. He played one one-day match without scoring, but taking a wicket.
Revill played in Leicestershire Second Eleven cricket in 1960 and 1962. From 1963 until 1965, and again in 1968, he played for Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
, making an appearance in the 1965 Gillette Cup against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
. His picture is up in the gateway centre derby.
Revill died at the age of 75 in Brent, London. In his obituary in the Daily Telegraph, it was noted that he was a fine raconteur. Michael Parkinson
Michael Parkinson
Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his interview programme, Parkinson, from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007.- Early life :...
said "he could talk the leg off an iron pot".