Alistair Blair

Alistair Edmunds Blair MBE (16 November 1904 – 20 November 1984) was an English cricketer of Ceylonese descent. He was born in British Ceylon and was educated at Radley College in England.

Alistair Blair

Personal information
Full name	Alistair Edmunds Blair MBE
Born	16 November 1904 British Ceylon
Died	20 November 1984 (aged 80) Lympstone, Devon, England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1926/27	Ceylon
1926/27	Europeans (Ceylon)
1922	Devon
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 190 Batting average 47.50 100s/50s –/2 Top score 95* Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 February 2011

Blair played his only Minor Counties Championship match for Devon against Dorset in 1922.[1] Later, in January 1927 he made his first-class debut for the Europeans (Ceylon) against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The following month he played his only first-class match for the Up-Country XI against the same opposition and days later he represented Ceylon against the MCC once more.[2] In his 3 first-class matches, Blair scored 190 runs at a batting average of 47.50, with a single half century high score of 95*.

Blair later served in World War II where he held the rank of Lieutenant in the Black Watch. In 1943, he earnt a non-combatant gallantry award and was awarded with an MBE. The award was announced in the London Gazette on 9 July 1943.[3] He died in Lympstone, Devon on 20 November 1984.

References

1. Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alistair Blair
2. First-Class Matches played by Alistair Blair
3. National archives: Blair, Alistair Edmunds

External links

• Alistair Blair at Cricinfo
• Alistair Blair at CricketArchive