Len Coldwell

Len Coldwell
Len Coldwell in 1962
Personal information
Full name
Leonard John Coldwell
Born(1933-01-10)10 January 1933
Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Died6 August 1996(1996-08-06) (aged 63)
Teignmouth, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut21 June 1962 v Pakistan
Last Test18 June 1964 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 7 310
Runs scored 9 1,474
Batting average 4.50 5.96
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 6* 37
Balls bowled 1,668 56,235
Wickets 22 1,076
Bowling average 27.72 21.18
5 wickets in innings 1 60
10 wickets in match 0 7
Best bowling 6/85 8/38
Catches/stumpings 1/– 90/–
Source: CricInfo, 7 November 2022

Leonard John Coldwell (10 January 1933 – 6 August 1996) was an English cricketer, who played in seven Tests for England from 1962 to 1964. 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. With his bowling partner Jack Flavell, Coldwell was the attacking force behind the unprecedented success of Worcestershire which brought the county its first successes in the County Championship in 1964 and 1965.

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