Henry Twizell

Who is Henry Twizell?

Peter Henry Twizell is a former English cricketer. Twizell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Rothbury, Northumberland.

Twizell made his debut for Northumberland in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Twizell first played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1978 to 1984, which included 31 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Northumberland against Middlesex in the 1984 NatWest Trophy, in what was his only List A appearance for the county. He took the wicket of Graham Barlow for the cost of 45 runs from 12 overs, while with the bat he scored 9 unbeaten runs.

Joining Gloucestershire, he made his first-class debut for the county against the touring Zimbabweans. In this match, Twizell bowled 13 wicket-less overs in the Zimbabweans first-innings, while in their second he took the wickets of Robin Brown and Graeme Hick for the cost of 65 runs from 15 overs. He wasn't called upon to bat in the match. The following season, he made his second and final first-class appearance for the county, against Nottinghamshire in the 1986 County Championship.