Alfred Archer Explained

Alfred Archer
Fullname:Alfred German Archer
Birth Date:6 December 1871
Birth Place:Richmond, Surrey, England
Death Place:Seaford, Sussex, England
Batting:Right-handed
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:1
Runs1:31
Bat Avg1:31.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:24
Catches/Stumpings1:0/0
Hidedeliveries:true
Column2:First-class
Matches2:12
Runs2:231
Bat Avg2:11.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:43
Catches/Stumpings2:10/2
International:true
Country:England
Testdebutagainst:South Africa
Testcap:120
Testdebutdate:1 April
Testdebutyear:1899
Onetest:true
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/235/235.html CricketArchive
Date:30 December
Year:2021

Alfred German Archer (6 December 1871 in Richmond, Surrey, England – 15 July 1935 in Seaford, Sussex, England) was a cricketer who played for Worcestershire in 1900 and 1901. Archer also played one Test match for Lord Hawke's XI England on their 1898–99 tour to South Africa: this was his first appearance in first-class cricket. He also played for Incogniti (1897–1900), and I Zingari (1903).

Although Archer was a wicket-keeper, he did not keep wicket or bowl in the Test match in which he played, and he batted at number 10. Overall, Archer had an undistinguished career: he did not even get into the first XI at his school at Haileybury. Archer also turned out for the Marylebone Cricket Club and for minor counties Worcestershire, and Shropshire between 1894 and 1903 while playing at club level for Ludlow.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Percival, Tony . Shropshire Cricketers 1844–1998 . 1999 . ACS Publications, Nottingham . 6, 40 . 1-902171-17-9. Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.