Alfred Bruce Sangster (22 October 1864 — 18 August 1913) was an English first-class cricketer, tennis player, and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army.
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| Full name | Alfred Bruce Sangster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1864 Notting Hill, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 August 1913 (aged 48) Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1897/98 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Alfred Henry Sangster, he was born at Notting Hill in October 1864. He was educated at Dover College until 1882,[1] and Brighton College until 1883.[2] Sangster was commissioned into the Buffs (East Kent Regiment) as a lieutenant in January 1885,[3] before transferring to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in November 1886.[4] In January 1888, he was seconded for service in British India as a lieutenant with the Bombay Staff Corps.[5][6] In India, Sangster played both cricket and tennis. In tennis, he was singles and doubles champion in the Western India Championships.[1] In cricket, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees in the 1897–98 Bombay Presidency Matches.[7] In these, he scored 23 runs with a highest score of 12.[8] In November 1897, he was promoted to captain,[9] with promotion to major following in November 1904;[10] by his latter promotion, he was serving in the 104th Wellesley's Rifles.[11] Sangster was promoted to lieutenant colonel in November 1912,[12] ten months prior to his sudden death at Karachi on 18 August 1913.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b Duckworth, Ethelywn Compton (1910). Dover College Register. G. W. Grigg and Son. p. 91.
- ^ Brighton College Register. Lewes: Farncombe and Co. 1922. p. 135.
- ^ "No. 25430". The London Gazette. 6 January 1885. p. 71.
- ^ "No. 25641". The London Gazette. 9 November 1886. p. 5388.
- ^ "No. 25799". The London Gazette. 23 March 1888. p. 1780.
- ^ "No. 25981". The London Gazette. 8 October 1889. p. 5304.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Sangster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alfred Sangster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 26928". The London Gazette. 11 January 1898. p. 167.
- ^ "No. 27765". The London Gazette. 17 February 1905. p. 1207.
- ^ James, F. H. (1938). History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley's). Brompton, Kent: Gale & Polden. p. 263.
- ^ "No. 28681". The London Gazette. 14 January 1913. p. 329.
- ^ "Army". Army and Navy Gazette. London. 30 August 1913. p. 18. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.