Alexander Pitcairn | |
Country: | England |
Birth Date: | 1750 |
Death Date: | 17 November |
Death Place: | Eynsford, Kent |
Role: | Batsman |
Club1: | MCC |
Year1: | 1791–1792 |
Club2: | Gentlemen of England |
Year2: | 1791 |
Club3: | Gentlemen of Kent |
Year3: | 1791 |
Club4: | TA Smith's XI |
Year4: | 1792 |
Club5: | Hampshire |
Year5: | 1792 |
Type1: | FC |
Debutdate1: | 23 May |
Debutyear1: | 1791 |
Debutfor1: | MCC |
Debutagainst1: | Middlesex |
Lastdate1: | 2 August |
Lastyear1: | 1792 |
Lastfor1: | MCC |
Lastagainst1: | Berkshire |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 9 |
Runs1: | 143 |
Bat Avg1: | 8.93 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 34 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/0 |
Date: | 11 May |
Year: | 2008 |
Source: | http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Archive/Players/79/79536/79536.html CricketArchive |
Alexander Pitcairn (1750 – 17 November 1814) was an English cricketer who played in nine first-class matches in 1791 and 1792.
Pitcairn was born in 1750 and educated at Harrow School. He made his first-class debut for an MCC side against a Middlesex XI at Lord's Old Ground in May 1791. After playing in two more first-class matches during the year, he played in six in 1792. Five of Pitcairn's nine matches were for MCC sides; he also played for the Gentlemen of England, Gentlemen of Kent, a Hampshire XI and a team organised by Thomas Assheton Smith. In total he scored 152 first-class runs, with a highest score of 34.[1] [2]
Pitcairn died at Eynsford, Kent in 1814.[1]