Alfred Leonard Nelson (13 November 1871 – 2 May 1927) was an English cricketer. Nelson was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and was educated at Radley College and Merton College, Oxford.[1]
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| Full name | Alfred Leonard Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1871 Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 1927 (aged 55) Holly Green, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Guy Nelson (brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nelson made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Lancashire in the 1895 County Championship at Aigburth, Liverpool.[2] Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 207 all out, during which Nelson was dismissed for a duck by Albert Hallam. Lancashire responded in their first-innings by making 138 all out, to which Warwickshire responded to in their second-innings by making 222 all out, during which Nelson was again dismissed for a duck, this time by Arthur Mold. Lancashire were set a target of 292 for victory, but were dismissed for 175 in their second-innings chase.[3]
He died at Holly Green, Worcestershire, on 2 May 1927. His brother Guy Nelson
played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ "Oxford men, 1880-1892, with a record of their schools, honours and degrees. Illustrated with portraits and views (1893)". Oxford, J. Parker. 1893.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Lancashire v Warwickshire, 1895 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
External links
edit- Alfred Nelson at ESPNcricinfo
- Alfred Nelson at CricketArchive