Alfred Ackroyd (New Zealand cricketer) explained

Alfred Ackroyd
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Alfred Edward Ackroyd
Birth Date:14 January 1885
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Death Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Otago
Year1:1906/07
Club2:Canterbury
Year2:1907/08
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:4
Runs1:113
Bat Avg1:14.12
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:42
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:6/–
Date:25 January
Year:2021
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21303/21303.html CricketArchive

Alfred Edward Ackroyd (14 January 1885 – 21 May 1952) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Canterbury in the 1906–07 and 1907–08 seasons.[1] [2]

Ackroyd was born at Dunedin in 1885. Outside of cricket he worked as a warehouseman.[3] He played three times for Otago during the 1906–07 season, making his debut against Canterbury in December 1906 before playing in both of Otago's matches against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club side in January 1907. The following season he played once for Canterbury against Otago, recording two ducks.[2]

Ackroyd died at Christchurch in 1952 aged 67.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfred Ackroyd . 26 April 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: subscription . Alfred Ackroyd . 4 May 2016 . Cricket Archive.
  3. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 9. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.