Alexander Drummond (cricketer)

Captain Alexander Victor Drummond (20 October 1888 – 29 April 1937) was an English cricketer. Drummond's batting and bowling styles are unknown.

Alexander Drummond
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Victor Drummond
Born(1888-10-20)20 October 1888
Westminster, London, England
Died29 April 1937(1937-04-29) (aged 48)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsGeorge Drummond (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1921Buckinghamshire
1911–1921Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 182
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 30
Balls bowled 192
Wickets 3
Bowling average 52.33
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/44
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2011

Personal life

Born in Westminster, London, he was the son of George James Drummond and Elizabeth Cecile Sophia Norman.[1] He was educated at Harrow School.[2] He later married actress Pauline Chase on 24 October 1914. The couple had three children.[1][3] Drummond worked full-time as a banker.[4][5] He served in the First World War, reaching the rank of captain, before continuing with his banking career after the war. He died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent on 29 April 1937.

Cricket career

Drummond made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1911. He made 7 further first-class appearances for the MCC: 5 before World War I and 2 after, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1921.[6] In this total of 8 first-class matches, he scored 182 runs at a batting average of 13.00, with a high score of 30.[7] With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 52.33, with best figures of 2/44.[8] Drummond made a single appearance for Buckinghamshire in the 1921 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire.[9]

References
  1. "Person Page - 7733". www.thepeerage.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1938, "Obituaries in 1937"
  3. Collector's Post
  4. "No. 28584". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 February 1912. p. 1434.
  5. "No. 32799". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 February 1923. p. 1386.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Drummon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Drummond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  8. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Drummond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  9. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alexander Drummond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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