Alexander Drummond (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Alexander Victor Drummond
Birth Date:20 October 1888
Birth Place:Westminster, London, England
Death Place:Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Occasional wicket-keeper
Family:George Drummond (brother)
Club1:Buckinghamshire
Year1:1921
Club2:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year2:1911–1921
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:8
Runs1:182
Bat Avg1:13.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:30
Deliveries1:192
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:52.33
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:2/44
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:11 May
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12259.html Cricinfo

Captain Alexander Victor Drummond (20 October 1888 – 29 April 1937) was an English cricketer. Drummond's batting and bowling styles are unknown.

Personal life

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. 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

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.[4] 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.[5] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 52.33, with a best figure of 2/44.[6] Drummond made a single appearance for Buckinghamshire in the 1921 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Person Page - 7733. www.thepeerage.com. 11 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110603075754/http://thepeerage.com/p7733.htm. 3 June 2011 . live.
  2. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1938, "Obituaries in 1937"
  3. http://www.collectorspost.com/cgi-bin/ShopLoader.cgi?Actors/pauline_chase.html Collector's Post
  4. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Alexander Drummon . subscription . 11 May 2011 . CricketArchive.
  5. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Drummond . subscription . 11 May 2011 . CricketArchive.
  6. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Drummond . subscription . 11 May 2011 . CricketArchive.
  7. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alexander Drummond . subscription . 11 May 2011 . CricketArchive.