Rory torrens biography
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Roy Torrens
Irish cricketer and cricket coach (1948–2021)
Robert "Roy" TorrensOBE (17 May 1948 – 23 January 2021) was an Irish cricketer, coach and manager of the Ireland cricket team between 2004 and 2016.[1][2] He was also a footballer having won three amateur caps for the Northern Ireland squad.[3]
Career
Torrens was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
He made his debut for Ireland on 20 July 1966 against Middlesex.[4]
He represented Ireland in cricket 30 times, including six first-class appearances between 1966 and 1984, in which he took 26 wickets at the excellent average of 15.46.[5] Overall, he took 77 wickets at an average of 25.66 with career best figures of 7/40 against Scotland in 1974 where Ireland bowled out Scotland for just 91.[5] He also registered his highest individual score of 177 after spending an hour at the crease during a club match.[6]
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