# Alan Moss > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Moss > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Moss.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moss > Source revision: 1266586533 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English cricketer (1930–2019)}} {{For|the Australian businessman|Allan Moss}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use British English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Alan Moss | image = | caption = | fullname = Alan Edward Moss | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|11|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Tottenham](/source/Tottenham), London, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|3|12|1930|11|14|df=yes}} | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm fast-medium | columns = 2 | column1 = [Test](/source/Test_cricket) | matches1 = 9 | runs1 = 61 | bat avg1 = 10.16 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 26 | deliveries1 = 1,657 | wickets1 = 21 | bowl avg1 = 29.80 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 4/35 | catches/stumpings1= 1/– | column2 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket) | matches2 = 382 | runs2 = 1,671 | bat avg2 = 6.99 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 40 | deliveries2 = 63,523 | wickets2 = 1,301 | bowl avg2 = 20.78 | fivefor2 = 65 | tenfor2 = 13 | best bowling2 = 8/31 | catches/stumpings2= 143/– | international = true | country = England | testdebutagainst = West Indies | testdebutdate = 15 January | testdebutyear = 1954 | lasttestdate = 7 July | lasttestagainst = South Africa | lasttestyear = 1960 | source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17114.html CricInfo | date = 7 November | year = 2022 }} '''Alan Edward Moss''' (14 November 1930 – 12 March 2019){{cite book |title=If The Cap Fits |last=Bateman |first=Colin |year=1993 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=1-869833-21-X |page=[https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse/page/124 124] |url=https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse/page/124 }} was an English [cricket](/source/cricket)er, who played in nine [Tests](/source/Test_cricket) for [England](/source/England_cricket_team) from 1954 to 1960. The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, opined, "Alan Moss was a thoughtful, enthusiastic swing bowler who, given the right conditions, could run through a team". ==Life and career== Moss was the product of a London-based newspaper's 'find-a-player' scheme. During his spell of [National Service](/source/National_Service), Moss conserved his leave allowance to enable him to play as often as possible for his county side. He was a tall right-arm fast-medium bowler, who mainly opened the bowling for [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) in the 1950s and 1960s. Their playing strength was relatively weak over this period of time, and Moss sometimes struggled alone carrying the bowling attack. In 1954, he undertook his first overseas tour with the [Marylebone Cricket Club](/source/Marylebone_Cricket_Club) (MCC) to the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team), and played his first Test. Spread over a six-year period, his nine Test appearances found Moss lacking in penetration, with only his final two appearances yielding much profit. In 1960 against [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_cricket_team) at [Lord's](/source/Lord's), Moss took 4 for 35 in their first innings. He followed this with a return of 3 for 36 in the second innings at [Trent Bridge](/source/Trent_Bridge), but that was his last Test. In all first-class cricket, Moss finished with 1,301 wickets at under 21 each. He took 100 wickets in a season five times.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/983/f_Bowling_by_Season.html Alan Moss bowling season by season] His most successful season was 1960, when he took 136 wickets at 13.72, including his best innings figures of 8 for 31 to dismiss Northamptonshire for 58.''Wisden'' 1961, pp. 510–11. He played in just three county [one day matches](/source/List_A_cricket). Following his retirement from [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) in 1963, he ran a printing business as Chief Executive of BPC Web Offset Corporation. He later became a self-employed printing consultant (1984–2002). He was a loyal member of the Middlesex County Cricket Club General Committee (1976–2005 and 2008-2008/09) and the Executive Board 2010–2012. He has served as Honorary Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance and Administration sub-committee (1984–1995), Chairman (1996–1999) and President (2003–2005). He was also a member of the [ECB Disciplinary Standing Committee](/source/England_and_Wales_Cricket_Board) and a Middlesex life vice-president. He served as the [Chairman of the Middlesex Cricket Board](/source/Middlesex_Cricket_Board) between 1996 and 2012, which ran the recreational game in the [County of Middlesex](/source/County_of_Middlesex). He died on 12 March 2019 at the age of 88.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=alan-edward-moss&pid=191862836 Alan Moss] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{cricinfo|id=17114}} *[https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2019/03/middlesex-cricket-mourns-the-death-of-alan-moss Alan Moss dies aged 88] {{DEFAULTSORT:Moss, Alan}} Category:1930 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Chairmen of Middlesex County Cricket Club Category:Combined Services cricketers Category:English cricketers Category:England Test cricketers Category:Free Foresters cricketers Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Category:Middlesex cricketers Category:International Cavaliers cricketers Category:Presidents of Middlesex County Cricket Club Category:People from Tottenham Category:Cricketers from the London Borough of Haringey Category:Players cricketers Category:North v South cricketers Category:A. E. R. Gilligan's XI cricketers Category:L. E. G. Ames' XI cricketers Category:T. N. Pearce's XI cricketers Category:20th-century British military personnel Category:Duke of Norfolk's XI cricketers Category:Military personnel from the London Borough of Haringey Category:20th-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alan Moss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moss) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moss?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.