Bryan Wells (cricketer)

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Bryan 'Bomber' Douglas Wells (born Gloucester July 27th 1930) was an English cricketer.

Bryan Wells was born and raised in Gloucester, and educated at local school Linden Road Secondary. He was a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler who played in 302 first-class matches between 1951 and 1965, for Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire. He took 998 wickets in first-class matches at an average of 24.26.

1 Playing Career
2 Stroke
3 References
4 Sources
5 External links

[edit] Playing Career

Wells was known as 'Bomber' after the former British heaveyweight boxer 'Bombadier' Billy Wells who struck the gong at the start of films made by the Rank studios. Wells was unable to retain a place in his native County side through the emergence of David Allen who was a far superior batsman. Wells had taken 122 then 123 wickets in 1955 and 56 repspectively but had a moderate season in 1957 and was not able to displace Allen or John Mortimore thereafter. Joining Notts, the weakest eleven at that time, he clamed 120 wickets in his first season, bowling over 1200 overs. He retired after the 1965 season. A poor bat, the statistician Derek Darke has shown that he scored 25% of his runs in sixes. His career average was 7.54.
A noted raconteur, he published a book of tales called Well, Well Wells in 1982.

[edit] Stroke

In 1998, Bryan Wells suffered a major stroke and has since been unable to walk for any medium distance. He is wheelchair-bound. He presently lives with his second wife, Mary, in their home in Tuffley, Gloucester.