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Full name | Alan George Ernest Ealham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Willesborough, Kent |
8 August 1944 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle-order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Mark Ealham (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1966 – 1982 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2008
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Alan George Ernest Ealham (born 8 August 1944) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born at Willesborough in Kent in 1944.
Ealham made his first-class cricket debut in 1966 after serving an apprenticeship as a welder. He won his county cap in 1970 and captained the club between 1978 and 1980. He was an outstanding fielder and was 12th man for the England cricket team on a number of occasions. After playing he retained his links with Kent and was Second XI coach for a number of years.
He is the father of Mark Ealham who also played cricket for Kent and England.