Hallam Reynold Moseley (born 28 May 1948) is a former first-class cricketer who played for Somerset and Barbados in a career spanning from 1969 to 1982. He was a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler who, in the opinion of Sir Garry Sobers, was never far away from a place in the West Indies team.[1]
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| Full name | Hallam Reynold Moseley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 1948 Christ Church, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1972 | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1982 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 20 August 1969 Barbados v Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 11 September 1982 Somerset v Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editTouring England at the age of 21 with a team from his native Barbados, Moseley caught the eye of Bill Andrews,[2] and with the recommendation of Sir Garry Sobers,[1] he arrived in Taunton within a year.[2] However, qualification problems were to delay his debut for Somerset until the fourth match of the 1971 John Player League. He provided good support for Allan Jones and Tom Cartwright, taking 19 one-day wickets at 20.26 in his first season.[3] A particularly strong one-day bowler, Moseley led Somerset in wickets in the John Player League in 1973,[4] 1975,[5] 1977,[6] 1978,[7] 1980[8] and 1982,[9] and appeared in the victory in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup final,[10] though never quite showing the consistency needed to break into a West Indies squad already full of pacy seam bowlers.
His relationship with the fans was exceptional; a happy, smiling, bespectacled West Indian whose distinctive under-arm returns to the wicket-keeper[2] drew whistles of admiration and envy,[1] and whose batting exploits, while unsuccessful helped turn him into a local star.[2] He received his county cap during his second season at Somerset. Moseley's later career suffered greatly with the two overseas players limitation, with Joel Garner and Viv Richards filling those slots whenever available.
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Foot, David (1 December 2005). "Somerset cult heroes". The Wisden Cricketer. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d Eddie Lawrence (March 2001). Somerset County Cricket Club (100 Greats) (2001 ed.). Tempus Publishing. p. 83. ISBN 0-7524-2178-6.
- ^ "Bowling for Somerset: John Player League 1971". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Bowling for Somerset: John Player League 1973". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Bowling for Somerset: John Player League 1975". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Bowling for Somerset: John Player League 1977". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Bowling for Somerset: John Player League 1978". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Bowling for Somerset: John Player League 1980". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Bowling for Somerset: John Player League 1982". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Somerset at Lord's, 24 July 1982". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.