Albert Atkins
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Born | Sydney, Australia | 26 March 1867||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 August 1943 Sydney, Australia | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Rocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1895-96 to 1905-06 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1896-97 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 January 2020 |
Albert Atkins (26 March 1867 – 17 August 1943) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played twelve first-class matches for New South Wales and Queensland between 1895/96 and 1905/06.[2]
Atkins was a middle-order batsman and excellent fieldsman in the outfield, praised in 1896 for his "brilliancy and cat-like dash".[3] He captained Queensland on several occasions, including the closely fought match against New South Wales in Sydney in 1902-03 when he made his two highest scores, 82 and 60.[4] He and his wife Emily had three children.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Albert Atkins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Albert Atkins". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Cricket Chatter". The Arrow: 2. 5 December 1896.
- ^ "New South Wales v Queensland 1902-03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Deaths". Sydney Morning Herald: 12. 18 August 1943.