Robert Alexander (cricketer)
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman |
| Bowling type | Right-arm fast-medium |
| First-class record | |
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| Matches | 1 |
| Runs scored | 29 |
| Batting average | 14.50 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 |
| Top score | 22 |
| Balls bowled | 132 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Bowling average | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 |
| Best Bowling | - |
| Catches/Stumpings | 0/0 |
| First class debut: 18 June 1932 Last first class game: 18 June 1932 Source: Cricket Archive |
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Robert Alexander (born 24 September 1910 in Belfast; died 19 July 1943 in Sicily) was an Irish cricket and Rugby Union player. He died on active service in the Second World War.
[edit] Cricket
Alexander was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He played once for Ireland, a first-class match against Scotland in 1932.
[edit] Rugby Union
Alexander played many more times as a Rugby Union international, playing 11 times for Ireland and three times for the British Lions on their tour to South Africa in 1938.
[edit] References
- CWGC entry
- Rugby Union statistics from scrum.com
- Wisden obituaries during the war, 1943
- Cricket Archive profile
- CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
- Cricinfo profile
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