Attwood Torrens

Major Attwood Alfred Torrens (13 February 1874 – 8 December 1916) was an English cricketer and army officer.

A lower-order batsman and medium-paced bowler, he made his first-class debut in the tour match against Wellington on Christmas Day 1906.

[2] His form was modest until late in the tour, when in the two-day match against a Wairarapa XV he took 11 wickets.

[5] After the tour Torrens continued to play club cricket in England, including two first-class matches for MCC and one for the Free Foresters.

He was killed by a shell fragment at Pozières on 8 December 1916 while running across open ground in an attempt to move his men to safety.