Derek Randall
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Full name | Derek William Randall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Retford, Nottinghamshire, England | 24 February 1951|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 472) | 1 January 1977 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 14 June 1984 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 37) | 28 August 1976 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 24 March 1985 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1971–1993 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–2000 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 August 2020 |
Derek William Randall (born 24 February 1951)[1] is an English former cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire, and Tests and ODIs for England in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was a part of the English squad that finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Known to cricketing colleagues and fans as "Arkle" after the racehorse, but always "Rags" to himself,[2] he was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1980.[1] The cricket writer Colin Bateman said, "The Retford imp was, and still is, one of the most fondly admired figures in the game... the rolling gait and big sad eyes make him Chaplinesque – and like all clowns, there is pathos behind the public image... At times, genius sat on Randall's shoulders – the only trouble was it would not stop fidgeting".[1] Randall played 47 Tests and 49 One Day International matches for England as a right-handed batsman before retiring to become a coach and cricket writer.
First-class career
Randall first came to note as a cover
After learning his cricket at Retford Cricket Club, Randall made his Nottinghamshire second XI debut in 1969, and his first-class debut against
With his team needing eighteen to win from the final over of the 1985
He compiled fifty-two hundreds in all, and made 209 and 146 in the same game against Middlesex in 1979,[4] a feat unequalled at Trent Bridge.[1] He scored 1,000 runs in a season eight times, took 361 catches and 13 wickets at 31.00. He was popular with the crowds, who found his enthusiastic fielding and comic antics entertaining. He was famous for running, rather than walking, towards the batsman in the covers as the bowler delivered the ball and was responsible for many run-outs.
He retired from first-class cricket in 1993, appearing that year in a testimonial match for an England XI against an Australian XI at
International career
Randall made his
The following summer, during
He had less success on his first tour, of Pakistan (3 tests) and New Zealand (3 tests) in 1977-78: the most noteworthy incident coming in the 2nd New Zealand Test in Christchurch, where for a second time he was run-out while Boycott was batting at the other end - although Boycott could not be blamed on this occasion, for Randall was "Mankadded", run-out by the bowler while backing-up out of his crease. He missed the following summer series in England - also against New Zealand and Pakistan - but was recalled for the next winter's tour.
Randall performed well against
In
Randall was often the selectors' scapegoat for England's failings, and his Test batting positions ranged from number one to seven. Bateman commented about Randall, "he was always available, always loyal, and his Test average in no way flattered him". He played in more Tests than other Nottinghamshire
Test centuries
- 174 v Australia at Melbourne(1977)
- 150 v Australia at Sydney (1979)
- 126 v India at Lord's (1982)
- 105 v Pakistan at Edgbaston (1982)
- 115 v Australia at Perth (1982)
- 164 v New Zealand at Wellington (1984)
- 104 v New Zealand at Auckland (1984)
Retirement
After retirement from first-class cricket Randall coached
His books include The Young Player's Guide to Cricket and his autobiography, The Sun Has Got His Hat On (1984).
Notes
- ^ ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ^ Barrett, Michael (6 November 2005). "Heroes and villains: Derek Randall". The Guardian Observer. London. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Randall recalls centenary fireworks". BBC Sports. BBC. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Yes, no, sorry". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Derek Randall profile and biography". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
References
- Barrett, Michael (6 November 2005). "Heroes and villains: Derek Randall". The Observer. London.
- Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- "Randall recalls centenary fireworks". BBC Sports. BBC. 12 March 2002.