Les Favell

Cricket information

Batting style

Right-hand bat

Bowling style

Right-arm medium

International information

National side

Australian

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	19	202
Runs scored	757	12379
Batting average	27.03	36.62
100s/50s	1/5	27/67
Top score	101	190
Balls bowled	0	587
Wickets	0	5
Bowling average	-	69.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	-	1/0
Catches/stumpings	9/0	110/0

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Leslie Ernest Favell (6 October 1929 in Arncliffe, New South Wales – 14 June 1987 in Magill, South Australia) was an Australian cricketer who played in 19 Tests from 1954 to 1961. South Australia's fourth highest run scorer, Favell was a much loved character and a daring batsman who liked to hit the ball around the ground.

Favell moved to South Australia in 1951—joining the East Torrens Cricket Club. He debuted for South Australia the same year—playing 121 games (1951-1970) and captaining 95 games including Sheffield Shield victories in 1963/64 and 1968/69.^[1]^[2] He made his test debut against England in 1954-55 at Brisbane after making 84 and 47 against them for South Australia, but he failed in the series and was dropped. He is mentioned in Lord Kitchener's calypso single The Ashes (Australia vs MCC 1955) on YouTube "Les Favell got going, his wicket went tumbling", referring to his 30, caught Cowdrey bowled Tyson, the first wicket of Tyson's lethal 7-27 in the 3rd Test at Melbourne.

References

Australian first-class cricket season leading run-scorers (1950–51 to 1999–2000)

1950–51: Hassett 1951–52: Hassett 1952–53: Harvey 1953–54: McDonald 1954–55: Harvey 1955–56: Burke 1956–57: Pinch 1957–58: O'Neill 1958–59: May 1959–60: Simpson 1960–61: Simpson 1961–62: Simpson 1962–63: Barrington 1963–64: Simpson 1964–65: Trimble 1965–66: Lawry 1966–67: Favell 1967–68: Simpson 1968–69: I. Chappell 1969–70: G. Chappell 1970–71: Richards 1971–72: I. Chappell 1972–73: Sheahan 1973–74: G. Chappell 1974–75: G. Chappell 1975–76: G. Chappell 1976–77: Hookes 1977–78: Ogilvie 1978–79: Border 1979–80: G. Chappell 1980–81: G. Chappell 1981–82: Wessels 1982–83: Hookes 1983–84: Yallop 1984–85: Wessels 1985–86: Border 1986–87: Marsh 1987–88: Boon 1988–89: Taylor 1989–90: Taylor 1990–91: Law 1991–92: Jones 1992–93: Hayden 1993–94: Bevan 1994–95: Jones 1995–96: Lehmann 1996–97: Cox 1997–98: Hills 1998–99: Blewett 1999–2000: Lehmann

Leading run-scorers: 1850–51 to 1899–00 1900–01 to 1949–50 1950–51 to 1999–00 2000–01 onwards Leading wicket-takers: 1850–51 to 1899–00 1900–01 to 1949–50 1950–51 to 1999–00 2000–01 onwards

South Australia squad – 1963-64 Sheffield Shield Competition

1 GB Brooks 2 Ian Chappell 3 K.G. Cunningham 4 Neil Dansie 5 Les Favell 6 Neil Hawke 7 BM Hurn 8 Barry Jarman 9 JC Lill 10 RG LLoyd 11 Ian McLachlan 12 RHD Sellers 13 Garfield Sobers

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