Roy Torrens
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| Full name | Robert Torrens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1948 Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1966–1982 | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert "Roy" Torrens OBE (born 17 May 1948 in Derry, Northern Ireland), is a retired cricketer and, as of 2019, manager of the Ireland cricket team.
Torrens was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He represented Ireland six times in first-class cricket between 1966 and 1982, taking 26 wickets at the excellent average of 15.46.
More recently, he has served as the manager of the Irish cricket team, and headed their delegation to the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Torrens was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours in recognition for his services to Irish cricket.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 13.
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