Full Name

Robert Torrens

Born

May 17, 1948, Derry/Londonderry

Died

January 23, 2021 (aged 72y 251d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Height

6ft 3in

Education

Londonderry Technical College

RELATIONS

(great-granddaughter)

Other

Administrator

TEAMS

Roy Torrens was a brisk medium-pace bowler whose height made him a difficult proposition at club and international level. He was also a useful hard-hitting lower-order batsman, once thrashing 177 in an hour in a club game. In all, he played 30 times for Ireland taking 77 wickets at 25.66, with his best performance coming against Scotland in 1974 when he took 7 for 40 in a 52-run win. After retiring to take up running a guest house, he remained in the game as a local administrator and then national selector, and in 2000 he was president of the ICU. In 2004 he took over as manager of the Ireland side. A good footballer, he won three amateur caps for Northern Ireland.
Cricinfo staff

Roy Torrens Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC68142176.000010
List A2201396.500000

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC6969402267/40-15.462.4837.2-20
List A21019122/442/4445.505.4050.5000

Recent Matches of Roy Torrens

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Ireland vs Northants90/4703-Jul-1982NorthamptonList A
Ireland vs Gloucs42/4411-Jul-1981DublinList A

Debut/Last Matches of Roy Torrens

FC Matches

Span
1966 - 1982

List A Matches

Span
1981 - 1982

Photos of Roy Torrens

Phil Simmons and Roy Torrens are all smiles
Robert 'Roy' Torrens, manager of the Ireland team, after he received his OBE
Roy Torrens headshot