11 Facts About Len Coldwell

Leonard John Coldwell was an English cricketer, who played in seven Tests for England from 1962 to 1964.

Len Coldwell was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who was, for a few years in the early to mid-1960s, half of a respected and feared new-ball partnership in English county cricket.

In 1961, Len Coldwell took 140 wickets and finished sixth in the national averages; the following year, his best, he took 152 wickets and was fourth.

Len Coldwell bowled mainly in-swingers and varied both pace and line depending on the stance of the batsman.

In 1961, Flavell and Len Coldwell bowled Worcestershire to fourth in the Championship, and Flavell was picked for Tests.

In 1962, when Flavell was injured for part of the season, Len Coldwell bowled more than 1,100 overs and was himself picked for two Tests, and the county finished second, its highest ever position at that time.

In 1963, Len Coldwell was injured early in the season, and took only 21 wickets.

Len Coldwell took only four wickets in the two Tests, and was dropped.

Len Coldwell was an important part of the Worcestershire side that retained the Championship in 1965.

Len Coldwell was not much of a batsman: in 15 years of first-class cricket, he failed to reach 40 runs in an innings.

Len Coldwell died in Teignmouth, Devon in August 1996, at the age of 63.