Bob Cunnell Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Robert Edmund Cunnell
Birth Date:16 July 1942
Birth Place:Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Family:Clifford Cunnell (brother)
Club1:Suffolk
Year1:1960–1979
Columns:1
Column1:List A
Matches1:4
Runs1:55
Bat Avg1:18.33
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:40
Deliveries1:18
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:28.00
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:1/28
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:8 July
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11553.html Cricinfo

Robert Edmund Cunnell (16 July 1942 – 12 January 2023) was an English cricketer. Cunnell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.

Cunnell made his debut for Suffolk in the 1960 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Cunnell played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1960 to 1979, which included 116 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Kent in the 1966 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1979 Gillette Cup.[2] In his 4 List A matches, he scored 55 runs at an average of 18.33, with a high score of 40.[3] With the ball, he took a single wicket which came at a cost of 28 runs.[4]

His brother, Clifford, also played List A and Minor counties cricket for Suffolk.

Bob Cunnell died from pneumonia on 12 January 2023, at the age of 80.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bob Cunnell. CricketArchive. 8 July 2011.
  2. Web site: subscription . List A Matches played by Bob Cunnell. CricketArchive. 8 July 2011.
  3. Web site: subscription . List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bob Cunnell. CricketArchive. 8 July 2011.
  4. Web site: subscription . List A Bowling For Each Team by Bob Cunnell. CricketArchive. 8 July 2011.
  5. News: Tributes paid to title-winning captain Bob Cunnell : Suffolk Cricket Limited . suffolkcricket.org . January 19, 2023.
  6. News: Tribute to Suffolk's most successful cricket captain and Chantry teacher . Ipswich Star . en.