Alan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.

Alan Halford
Personal information
Full name
Alan John Halford
Born(1934-11-01)1 November 1934
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died25 September 1984(1984-09-25) (aged 49)
Málaga, Spain
BattingUnknown
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1970Norfolk
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 2
Runs scored 5
Batting average 2.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5
Balls bowled 144
Wickets 2
Bowling average 53.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/34
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2011

Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the wicket of Phil Sharpe for the cost of 34 runs from 12 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for 5 runs by Chris Old.[2] He made a further List A appearance against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup.[3] In this match, he took the wicket of Clive Radley for the cost of 73 runs from 12 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for a duck by John Price.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alan Halford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Norfolk v Yorkshire, 1969 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Alan Halford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Middlesex v Norfolk, 1970 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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