Bob Cunnell

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Bob Cunnell
Personal information
Full name
Robert Edmund Cunnell
Born(1942-07-16)16 July 1942
off break
RelationsClifford Cunnell (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960–1979Suffolk
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 4
Runs scored 55
Batting average 18.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 1
Bowling average 28.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/28
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 July 2011

Robert Edmund Cunnell (16 July 1942 – 12 January 2023) was an English cricketer. Cunnell was a right-handed

off break
.

Cunnell made his debut for

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]

References

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

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