| Alan Hounsell | |
| Fullname: | Alan Russell Hounsell |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Club2: | Wellington |
| Year2: | 1972/73 |
| Club3: | Auckland |
| Year3: | 1973/74 |
| Club4: | Northern Districts |
| Year4: | 1974/75 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 37 |
| Runs1: | 250 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 27 |
| Deliveries1: | 5,166 |
| Wickets1: | 78 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 31.85 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/50 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 10 |
| Runs2: | 33 |
| Bat Avg2: | 8.25 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 16 |
| Deliveries2: | 495 |
| Wickets2: | 17 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 16.88 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/50 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 6/– |
| Date: | 2 June 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/alan-hounsell-37442 ESPNcricinfo |
Alan Russell Hounsell (born 8 February 1947) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class and List A cricket for Auckland, Canterbury, Northern Districts and Wellington between 1968 and 1977.[1] [2]
An opening bowler, Hounsell played several years of representative under-age cricket before progressing to Canterbury's senior team. For Canterbury Under-23s against Northern Districts Under-23s in February 1969, he took 7 for 19 off 12 overs.[3] His most successful first-class season was 1971-72, when he took 18 wickets at an average of 20.88,[4] and took his best figures of 5 for 50 for Canterbury against Wellington.[5]
Hounsell went into the insurance industry, where his success in sales and marketing, on top of his experience in cricket as a player, coach and selector, led Table Tennis New Zealand to select him in 1996 as the first chairman of its board.[6]