- arm ▁orth odox ▁spin . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Rand ell ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Per th ▁to ▁Mary ▁Louise ▁( née ▁Smith ) ▁and ▁George ▁Rand ell , ▁his ▁father ▁being ▁a ▁prominent ▁business man ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁parliament . ▁After ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁death ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁his ▁father ▁rem ar ried ▁to ▁Lucy ▁James ▁Francisco , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁wid owed ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Rand ell ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁step - bro ther ▁of ▁Walter ▁James ▁( ten ▁years ▁his ▁elder ), ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁Premier ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁career ▁Rand ell ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Per th ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁in ▁W AC A ▁grade ▁cr icket , ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁competition ' s ▁batt ing ▁aggreg ates ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 – 9 1 ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁tour ▁the ▁eastern ▁colon ies ▁with ▁a ▁state ▁team ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁both ▁first - class ▁matches ▁on ▁tour , ▁against ▁South ▁Australia ▁and ▁Victoria . ▁He ▁opened ▁the ▁batt ing ▁with ▁William ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁match . ▁Rand ell ' s ▁only ▁further ▁first - class ▁appearance ▁came ▁when ▁South ▁Australia ▁tou red ▁Western ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 – 9 9 ▁season . ▁Batt ing ▁at ▁number ▁ten ▁in ▁both ▁inn ings , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 3 6 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁second , ▁his ▁highest ▁first - class