[4] He represented Ireland in cricket 30 times, including six first-class appearances between 1966 and 1984, in which he took 26 wickets at the excellent average of 15.46.
[7] He also led Northern Ireland side in a friendly match against Scotland in 1971 where he played alongside the likes of Martin O'Neill, Trevor Anderson and Tommy Craig.
[10] The Irish team had massive success in international cricket under his tenure as manager where Ireland shocked Pakistan, England and West Indies in the 2007, 2011 and 2015 World Cup tournaments respectively.
[12] Torrens was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours "for services to Cricket and Football in Northern Ireland.
[9][15] On 24 January 2021, Afghanistan and Ireland players observed one minute silence as a tribute to Roy Torrens prior to the second ODI match between the two teams at Abu Dhabi.