| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | South African | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 16 | 63 | ||
| Runs scored | 69 | 311 | ||
| Batting average | 6.27 | 9.14 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||
| Top score | 26* | 32* | ||
| Balls bowled | 3342 | 12047 | ||
| Wickets | 48 | 228 | ||
| Bowling average | 32.64 | 23.29 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 4 | 10 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 1 | ||
| Best bowling | 6/99 | 8/34 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 6/- | 27/- | ||
| Source: CricketArchive, | ||||
Alexander John Bell (15 April 1906 – 1 August 1985), also known as Sandy Bell, was a South African cricketer who played in 16 Tests from 1929 to 1935. He was born in East London, Cape Province in 1906 and died there in 1985.
He took six wickets for 99 runs in the first innings of his debut Test match against England at the second Test Lord's in 1929.[1]