Alexander Drummond (cricketer)
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| Full name | Alexander Victor Drummond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1888 Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 April 1937 (aged 48) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | George Drummond (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911–1921 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain Alexander Victor Drummond (20 October 1888 – 29 April 1937) was an English cricketer. Drummond's batting and bowling styles are unknown.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Westminster, London, he was the son of George James Drummond and Elizabeth Cecile Sophia Norman.[1] He was educated at Harrow School.[2] He later married actress Pauline Chase on 24 October 1914. The couple had three children.[1][3] Drummond worked full-time as a banker.[4][5] He served in the First World War, reaching the rank of captain, before continuing with his banking career after the war. He died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent on 29 April 1937.
Cricket career
[edit]Drummond made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1911. He made seven further first-class appearances for the MCC: five before World War I and two after, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1921.[6] In this total of 8 first-class matches, he scored 182 runs at a batting average of 13.00, with a high score of 30.[7] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 52.33, with a best figure of 2/44.[8] Drummond made a single appearance for Buckinghamshire in the 1921 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Person Page - 7733". www.thepeerage.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.[unreliable source]
- ^ Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1938, "Obituaries in 1937"
- ^ Collector's Post
- ^ "No. 28584". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 February 1912. p. 1434.
- ^ "No. 32799". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 February 1923. p. 1386.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Drummon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Drummond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Drummond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alexander Drummond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Drummond at ESPNcricinfo
- Alexander Drummond at CricketArchive
- 1888 births
- 1937 deaths
- People educated at Harrow School
- Cricketers from the City of Westminster
- People from Westminster
- English cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Buckinghamshire cricketers
- English bankers
- 20th-century English businesspeople
- British military personnel of World War I
- British Army officers
- Royal Navy officers
- Military personnel from Westminster