Ted Hemsley Explained

Ted Hemsley
Fullname:Edward John Orton Hemsley
Birth Date:1 September 1943
Birth Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height:5
Position:Left back
Youthyears1:1958–1960
Youthclubs1:Shrewsbury Town
Years1:1961–1968
Years2:1968–1977
Years3:1977–1979
Caps1:235
Caps2:247
Caps3:32
Goals1:21
Goals2:7
Goals3:1
Totalcaps:514
Totalgoals:29
Module:
Embed:yes
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:243
Runs1:9,740
Bat Avg1:29.33
100S/50S1:8/53
Top Score1:176
Deliveries1:5,147
Wickets1:70
Bowl Avg1:35.67
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/5
Catches/Stumpings1:180/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:219
Runs2:4,023
Bat Avg2:22.60
100S/50S2:0/17
Top Score2:95
Deliveries2:2961
Wickets2:73
Bowl Avg2:30.15
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/42
Catches/Stumpings2:65/–
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14724.html Cricinfo
Date:11 May
Year:2020

Edward John Orton Hemsley (born 1 September 1943) is an English former professional footballer, playing at left-back for Sheffield United and Shrewsbury Town. He was also a first-class cricketer for Worcestershire.

Football career

Hemsley was born in Stoke-on-Trent, and was still a schoolboy when he signed professional terms with Shrewsbury Town in 1961.[1] He made 235 league appearances for the Shrews with 21 league goals. In 1968, Sheffield United appointed Arthur Rowley as manager, who had spent the previous ten years in charge at Shrewsbury.[2] Rowley's first signing was to be his old club captain: Hemsley.

He was given his chance in the starting line-up at left-back and soon made the position his own. His debut for Sheffield United was against Millwall at Bramall Lane in 1968 in a 1–0 victory. He was a regular in the team over the next few years, and played 40 matches (out of a possible 42) when the Blades won promotion to the First Division in 1970–71.

He played for Sheffield United for 9 years; his final appearance was at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers on 5 March 1977. In total, he made 247 league appearances for Sheffield United, scoring 7 goals.[3] He finished his footballing career with Doncaster Rovers, making 32 league appearances over two seasons.

Cricket career

Hemsley was a right-hand batsman. As a bowler he was a right-arm medium pace.He played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1962 and 1982. He was mentioned as a possible England batsman when he helped Worcestershire, for whom he played 243 first-class games and 219 one-dayers, to the County Championship in 1964. In total, Hemsley scored 9740 first-class runs for Worcestershire. He also (uniquely) played cricket on his home football ground, Worcs v Yorkshire at Bramall Lane[4]

His younger brother, Colin Hemsley, played List A cricket for Shropshire.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120709135501/http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2006/5/15/412079.html Worcester News
  2. Book: Clarebrough & Kirkham . Sheffield United The Complete Record . Derby Books Publishing . 2012 . 246.
  3. Book: Clarebrough & Kirkham . Sheffield United The Complete Record . Derby Books Publishing . 2012 . 642.
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30150/30150.html Cricket Archive
  5. Web site: Colin Hemsley. CricketArchive. 20 December 2017.