Alexander Bell (sportsman)
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| Full name | Alexander Patrick Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1915 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 April 1956 (aged 41) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946–1949 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander (Alec) Patrick Bell (23 February 1915 – 12 April 1956) was an Argentine-born English cricketer and rugby union player. Bell was a right-handed batsman and played centre for the Northampton Saints rugby team. He was born at Rosario, Santa Fe.
Bell made three first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1934 County Championship against Worcestershire, Middlesex and Glamorgan.[1] In these three matches, he scored a total of just 37 runs at an average of 6.16, with a high score of 24.[2] He later made thirteen Minor Counties Championship appearances for Hertfordshire between 1946 and 1949.[3]
As a rugby player he was a prolific try-scoring centre and captained the Northampton Saints for 3 years from 1943 to 1946.[4]
Bell died from a brain trauma at Oxford, Oxfordshire on 12 April 1956.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Bell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Bell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alexander Bell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Northampton Saints Club Captains | Saints Captains".
External links
[edit]- Alexander Bell at ESPNcricinfo
- Alexander Bell at CricketArchive