Roy Tattersall
English Test and County cricketer
Died when: 89 years 114 days (1071 months)Star Sign: Leo
Roy Tattersall (17 August 1922 – 9 December 2011) was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and played sixteen Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler.
He was born at Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, England.Tattersall had an unusual style, quite different from the orthodox Jim Laker, who kept him out of a Test place for most of his career.
Tattersall held his index finger around the seam of the ball and this allowed him to bowl a carefully disguised away-swinger to supplement his sharp off-break.
He was rather faster than Laker, and this served to increase his penetration on the many wet wickets of his home county.
Of small account as a batsman, he did nonetheless help Reg Simpson in a tenth wicket stand of 74 which helped to give England its first victory over Australia since their record win at The Oval in 1938.
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