Les Favell

Leslie Ernest Favell (6 October 1929 – 14 June 1987) was an Australian cricketer who played in 19 Test matches between 1954 and 1961. South Australia's fourth highest run scorer, Favell was a much loved character and a daring batsman who liked to hit the ball around the ground.

Les Favell

Favell in 1954
Personal information
Born	6 October 1929 Arncliffe, New South Wales
Died	14 June 1987 (aged 57) Magill, South Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut	26 November 1954 v England
Last Test	27 January 1961 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 19 202 Runs scored 757 12,379 Batting average 27.03 36.62 100s/50s 1/5 27/67 Top score 101 190 Balls bowled 0 587 Wickets – 5 Bowling average – 69.00 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 1/0 Catches/stumpings 9/0 110/0
Source: CricInfo, 19 May 2019

Favell moved to South Australia in 1951—joining the East Torrens Cricket Club. He debuted for South Australia the same year—playing 121 games (1951-1970) and captaining 95 games including Sheffield Shield victories in 1963/64 and 1968/69.[1][2] He made his Test debut against England in 1954-55 at Brisbane after making 84 and 47 against them for South Australia, but he failed in the series and was dropped. He is mentioned in Lord Kitchener's calypso single The Ashes (Australia vs MCC 1955): "Les Favell got going, his wicket went tumbling", referring to his 30, caught Cowdrey bowled Tyson, the first wicket of Tyson's seven in the 3rd Test at Melbourne.

He scored 12,379 runs in first-class cricket, the most by an Australian player who never toured England.[3]

The Favell-Dansie Indoor Centre, Adelaide Oval's indoor cricket centre, is named after both Favell and his contemporary, Neil Dansie.