# Russell Inglis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Russell_Inglis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Russell_Inglis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Inglis > Source revision: 1288851255 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English cricketer}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Russell Inglis | country = England | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|6|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Consett](/source/Consett), County Durham, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|4|28|1936|6|13|df=yes}} | death_place = [Gosforth](/source/Gosforth), Northumberland, England | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [medium](/source/Seam_bowling) | role = | family = | club1 = [Minor Counties](/source/Minor_Counties_cricket_team) | year1 = 1965–1969 | clubnumber1 = | club2 = [Durham](/source/Durham_County_Cricket_Club) | year2 = 1956–1973 | clubnumber2 = | columns = 2 | column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket) | matches1 = 3 | runs1 = 91 | bat avg1 = 18.20 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 43 | deliveries1 = 72 | wickets1 = 2 | bowl avg1 = 12.00 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/2 | catches/stumpings1 = 5/– | column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) | matches2 = 8 | runs2 = 152 | bat avg2 = 19.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 47 | deliveries2 = 192 | wickets2 = 2 | bowl avg2 = 41.50 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = n/a | best bowling2 = 1/23 | catches/stumpings2 = 3/– | date = 6 August | year = 2011 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15426.html Cricinfo }} '''Russell Inglis''' (13 June 1936 – 28 April 1982) was an English [cricket](/source/cricket)er. Inglis was a right-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman_(cricket)) who bowled right-arm [medium pace](/source/Seam_bowling). He was born in [Consett](/source/Consett), County Durham. Inglis made his debut for [Durham](/source/Durham_County_Cricket_Club) against the [Warwickshire Second XI](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the 1956 [Minor Counties Championship](/source/Minor_Counties_Championship). He played [Minor counties](/source/Minor_counties_of_English_and_Welsh_cricket) cricket for Durham from 1956 to 1973, making 130 Minor Counties Championship appearances.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Russell Inglis|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} He made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut against [Hertfordshire](/source/Hertfordshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the [1964 Gillette Cup](/source/1964_Gillette_Cup). He made 7 further List A appearances, the last of which came against [Essex](/source/Essex_County_Cricket_Club) in the [1973 Gillette Cup](/source/1973_Gillette_Cup).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Russell Inglis|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} In his 7 List A matches, he scored 152 runs at an [average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 19.00, with a high score of 47.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Russell Inglis|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a [bowling average](/source/bowling_average) of 41.50, with best figures of 1/23.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Russell Inglis|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} By the time serious illness led to an early retirement from the game,{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228583.html|title=Wisden – Obituaries in 1982|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=6 August 2011}} Inglis had scored 6,457 runs for Durham in the Minor Counties Championship, at the time a county record.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/MC_Championship/Durham/Batting_Records/Most_Career_Runs.html|title=Most runs for Durham (Minor Counties Championship)|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} He [captained](/source/captain_(cricket)) Durham in 1972. He also played [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) for the [Minor Counties](/source/Minor_Counties_cricket_team) during his career. His first-class debut came against the touring [South Africans](/source/South_Africa_national_cricket_team) in 1965. He made 2 further first-class appearances for the team, against the touring [Pakistanis](/source/Pakistan_national_cricket_team) in 1967, and the touring [West Indians](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team) in 1969.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Russell Inglis|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 91 runs at an average of 18.20, with a high score of 43.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Russell Inglis|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} With the ball, he took 2 wickets at an average of 12.00, with best figures of 2/2.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Russell Inglis|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} Inglis died from a heart attack on 28 April 1982. His place of death is given as Chester-le-Street in his obituary in the 1983 edition of the ''[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)'', although authoritative sites [ESPNcricinfo](/source/ESPNcricinfo) and CricketArchive have his place of death as [Gosforth](/source/Gosforth), Northumberland.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15426.html|title=Player profile: Russell Inglis|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=6 August 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/30534.html|title=Player profile: Russell Inglis|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 August 2011}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15426.html Russell Inglis] at [ESPNcricinfo](/source/ESPNcricinfo) *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30534/30534.html Russell Inglis] at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Inglis, Russell}} Category:1936 births Category:1982 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Consett Category:Cricketers from County Durham Category:English cricketers Category:Durham cricketers Category:Durham cricket captains Category:Minor Counties cricketers Category:20th-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Russell Inglis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Inglis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Inglis?action=history)). 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