William Attewell

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Cricket player of England. (1861-1927)

United Kingdom AthletesLived 1861 to 1927 · aged 65

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William Attewell was a cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and England. Attewell was a medium pace bowler who was renowned for his extraordinary accuracy and economy.

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England cricket team1884-1892

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1892Wisden Cricketer of the Year

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William Attewell was a cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and England. Attewell was a medium pace bowler who was renowned for his extraordinary accuracy and economy. On the many sticky or crumbling pitches encountered in his prime Attewell could get on a great deal of spin so as to always beat the bat, whilst his accuracy would make slogging - the only way to make runs under such conditions - very difficult. He was responsible for the development of "off theory" - bowling wide of the off stump to a packed off-side field to frustrate batsmen on the rapidly improving pitches of the 1890s. At times Attewell was a useful batsman for his county, and he scored 102 against Kent in 1897.

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