Alan Shiell
Personal information
Born (1945-04-25) 25 April 1945
Adelaide, Australia
Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2020

Alan Shiell (born 25 April 1945) is a former Australian cricketer and newspaper reporter. He played in twenty-three first-class matches for South Australia between 1964 and 1967[1] but retired from an active cricket career he was twenty four.[2] He then became a cricket reporter for The Advertiser in Adelaide,[2] but later joined the also Adelaide-based The News.[3] He is credited with having revealed the emergence of the World Series Cricket in 1977.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alan Shiell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alan Shiell - the man who didn't take Sir Don's batting grip advice". Mid-day. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Sexton, p. 26.

Sources

  • Sexton, M. (2017) Chappell's Last Stand, Affirm Press: Melbourne. ISBN 9781925584424
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