Charles Ansell
The Bowler In Pain - an excerpt from 'WHO'S WHO IN AUSTRALIAN CRICKET (IMAGINARY PLAYERS EDITION, A-E)'
“Pain is weakness leaving the body” - Charles Ansell’s personal motto, self-tattooed on the inside of his right forearm, famously indecipherable.
Role: Leg spinner
Born: 17 September, 1930
Died: 9 May, 1972
Career Span: 1951-1952
Internationals: 6 Tests
Key Statistic: 32 wickets at 49.31
Nicknames: The Sprayer, Chuck
Many batters in the history of Test cricket …
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