Alan Wells

Alan Peter Wells (born 2 October 1961) is an English cricketer. He played for Sussex from 1981 to 1996, where he was captain from 1992 to 1996. He then played for Kent from 1997 to 2000. In total he played 376 first-class matches in a career spanning twenty seasons, with a batting average of 38.57 and a top score of 253 not out (against Yorkshire at Middlesbrough in 1991).[1]

For the British structural engineer, see Alan Arthur Wells. For the Scottish sprinter and Olympic 100 m champion, see Allan Wells.

Alan Wells

Personal information
Full name	Alan Peter Wells
Born	(1961-10-02) 2 October 1961 Newhaven, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Middle order batsman
Relations	Colin Wells (brother) Daniel Wells (son) Luke Wells (son)
International information
National side	England (1995)
Only Test (cap 576)	24 August 1995 v West Indies
Only ODI (cap 132)	28 May 1995 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981–1996	Sussex
1981/82	Border
1997–2000	Kent
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 1 1 376 377 Runs scored 3 15 21,099 9,381 Batting average 3.00 15.00 38.57 30.75 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 46/101 8/58 Top score 3* 15 253* 127 Balls bowled – – 1,171 128 Wickets – – 10 7 Bowling average – – 82.00 20.28 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 3/67 1/0 Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 227/– 108/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 May 2017

He only played twice for England, once in a Test match (where he was dismissed for a golden duck by the West Indian fast bowler Curtly Ambrose),[2] and once in a One Day International. In 1989–90, Wells joined the rebel tour of South Africa.

During the winter of 1994–95, Wells led England 'A' to a long and highly successful tour of the Indian Subcontinent. They convincingly won the three unofficial tests against their Indian counterparts. The three-match One-Day series was much closer, but still England 'A' emerged victorious (2–1). Wells produced his best in the 2nd 'Test' at the Eden Gardens, Calcutta. There, he scored 93 & 65. The Indian leg was followed by a short tour of Bangladesh in mid-February. England 'A' won the two One-Day matches, while the 3-Day match was drawn.[3]

Wells' able leadership was a key factor in the success of the tour. It was a great learning experience for some of the young England players. Some of them, like, Nick Knight, Michael Vaughan, Dominic Cork, Jason Gallian, went on to play for the main England outfit.

His brother, Colin Wells, also played for Sussex and England (In two One Day Internationals).

Alan Wells is now director of cricket at St Bede's School, Hailsham.[4]

References

1. crciketarchive scorecard: Yorkshire v Sussex;1991
2. "Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
3. "Indian Cricket 1995" (Compiled by P.V. Vaidyanathan), Kasturi & Sons Limited, Madras. Published in December 1995.
4. Cricinfo player profile

External links

• Alan Wells at ESPNcricinfo

Sporting positions
Preceded by Paul Parker	Sussex county cricket captain 1992–1996	Succeeded by Peter Moores