Alan Wassell impressed in club cricket for Fareham United, taking with his slow left-arm orthodox bowling nine of the ten wickets to fall against the staff of Winchester College in August 1956.
11 Facts About Alan Wassell
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Alan Wassell made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge University at Bournemouth in 1957, in what was his only first eleven appearance that season.
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Alan Wassell made two further first-class appearances in 1958, which included his debut in the County Championship against Derbyshire.
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Alan Wassell featured more regularly in first-class cricket in 1959, making eleven appearances for Hampshire and one for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University; he took 25 wickets at an average of 27.24 in 1959.
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Alan Wassell made his highest first-class score with the bat in 1962, scoring 61 runs against Lancashire in a partnership of 95 for the seventh wicket with Leo Harrison.
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Alan Wassell played in Hampshire's inaugural List A one-day match against Derbyshire in the 1963 Gillette Cup, with him taking three wickets in the match.
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Alan Wassell's fortunes began to reverse beginning in 1964, when he took 46 wickets from twenty matches at an average of 35.23.
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Alan Wassell made thirteen first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1965, taking 29 wickets at an average of 26.62.
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Alan Wassell married Joan Gladys Gatrell in July 1960 at St John the Evangelist's Church in Fareham.
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Alan Wassell suffered a stroke in January 2014, in which he lost his ability to speak.
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Alan Wassell regained some of his mobility through physiotherapy, which was funded by the Professional Cricketers' Association, of which he is an active member, following a recommendation by Peter Haslop.