Derek Randall

Batsman

Age 75 years

DOB 24 Feb 1951

A steady batsman, who represented England and Nottinghamshire, Derek Randall is remembered more for his excellent fielding skills. Therefore it comes as a no surprise that he was nick-named 'Arkle' after the racehorse. He manned the cover region, often intercepting drives and pushes with diving or tumbling stops. Randall was a fair batsman, who hit 2470 Test runs to go with 1067 ODI runs. The major cause for concern with his batting was that he...