| Country: | Scotland |
| Fullname: | Alexander Roxburgh Forrester |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break googly |
| Club1: | Scotland |
| Year1: | 1925 - 1927 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 43 |
| Bat Avg1: | 21.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 25 |
| Deliveries1: | 510 |
| Wickets1: | 17 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 17.05 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/66 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 12 July |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/alexander-forrester-25211 Cricinfo |
Alexander Roxburgh Forrester (26 October 1899 — 11 December 1976) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and educator.
Forrester was born at Glasgow in October 1899. He was educated at The Glasgow Academy, before matriculating to the University of Glasgow.[1] He briefly served in the British Army in 1919, when he was an emergency commission into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant. A club cricketer for Glasgow Academicals Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1925. He made two further appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland, at Greenock in 1926 and Dublin in 1927.[2] Playing in the Scottish side as a leg break googly bowler, he took 17 wickets at an average of 17.05;[3] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 66 on debut.[4] As a tailend batsman, he scored 43 runs with a highest score of 25 not out.[5]
Forrester later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1956, succeeding William Whitelaw.[6] By profession, Forrester was a schoolmaster.[7] He died at Glasgow in December 1976.