Percy Mansell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Percy Mansell

South African cricketer

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1920

Place of Birth: St George's and Priorslee, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-May-1995

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Percy Neville Frank Mansell MBE (16 March 1920 – 9 May 1995) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in thirteen Tests for South Africa from 1951 to 1955. Mansell was a bespectacled middle-order batsman, slips fieldsman, and leg-break and googly bowler who sometimes bowled medium-pace.
Born in England, Mansell moved to Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) as an infant.
He was educated at Milton High School and first played first-class cricket for Rhodesia at the age of 16 against Transvaal in 1936-37.
He represented Rhodesia 55 times before retiring after the 1961-62 season, having played his last match just before his 42nd birthday.His best first-class bowling figures were 7 for 43 (13 for 120 in the match) in Rhodesia's two-run victory over the touring Surrey team in 1959-60.
His two highest scores were 148 and 154, which he made in Rhodesia's two innings victories over Griqualand West in the B Section of the Currie Cup in 1955-56.After retiring from the game he served as a cricket administrator in Rhodesia.
He was awarded the MBE "for services to cricket in Southern Rhodesia" in the 1962 New Year Honours.