Alan Robert Wassell (born 15 April 1940) is a former English

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er. Wassell was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. Wassell made his first-class debut for

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in 1957 against

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. Wassell represented Hampshire in 121 first-class matches from 1957 to 1966, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against the touring

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in 1966. Wassell also played one-day cricket for Hampshire, with his one-day debut coming in the

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against

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in what was Hampshire's first one-day match. From 1963 to 1966, Wassell played 4 one day matches for Hampshire, with his final one-day game coming against

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in the

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. In his 121 first-class matches for the county, Wassell scored 1,209 runs at a batting average of 8.95, with a single half century score of 61 against

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in 1962. Wassell was employed as a bowler, taking 317 wickets at a

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of 27.05, with 11

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s and a single

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in a match. Wassell's best bowling figures of 7/87 came against

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in 1961. In addition Wassell took 96

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in the field for Hampshire. In Wassell's 32 one-day matches for the county he took 8 wickets at an average of 27.37, with best figures of 3/70 against Derbyshire in 1963. In addition to playing first-class matches for Hampshire, Wassell also represented the

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in a single first-class match in 1959 against

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, taking 3 wickets.

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