Alan Edward Moss (14 November 1930 – 12 March 2019)[1] was an English cricketer, who played in nine Tests for England from 1954 to 1960.[1]
The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, opined, "Alan Moss was a thoughtful, enthusiastic swing bowler who, given the right conditions, could run through a team".[1]
Moss was the product of a London-based newspaper's 'find-a-player' scheme. During his spell of National Service, Moss conserved his leave allowance to enable him to play as often as possible for his county side.[1]
He was a tall right-arm fast-medium bowler, who mainly opened the bowling for Middlesex 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 (MCC) to the West Indies, 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 at 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, 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.[2] 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.[3] He played in just three county one day matches.
После ухода из первоклассного крикета в 1963 году он руководил полиграфическим бизнесом в качестве генерального директора BPC Web Offset Corporation. [1] Позже он стал независимым консультантом по полиграфии (1984–2002).
Он был лояльным членом Генерального комитета крикетного клуба округа Миддлсекс (1976–2005 и 2008–2008/09 гг.) И Исполнительного совета в 2010–2012 гг. Он занимал должности почетного казначея и председателя подкомитета по финансам и управлению (1984–1995), председателя (1996–1999) и президента (2003–2005). Он также был членом Постоянного дисциплинарного комитета ЕЦБ и пожизненным вице-президентом Миддлсекса.
С 1996 по 2012 год он занимал должность председателя Совета по крикету Миддлсекса , который проводил развлекательные игры в графстве Миддлсекс .
Он умер 12 марта 2019 года в возрасте 88 лет. [4]