Ernest Herbert Bodell (17 August 1928 – 16 October 2003) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Ernest Bodell
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 25
Batting average 6.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 11*
Balls bowled 1,026
Wickets 11
Bowling average 42.18
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/27
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 December 2022

He made his debut for Ireland in a first-class match against the MCC in September 1954. He went on to play for Ireland on six occasions; four further first-class matches against Scotland, the last of which came in June 1959, and a non-first-class match against the MCC at Lord's in August 1957.

As a managing director of Guinness he was at the forefront of business in Ireland ranging from his involvement with Guinness and Murphy's, to the fishing community.[citation needed]

Bodell was married to "Mo" and was father to three daughters, Jane, Olga, and Phillipa, and later a grandfather to eleven children.[citation needed]

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