Alan Skinner (cricketer)
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| Full name | Alan Frank Skinner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22 April 1913 Brighton, Sussex, England |
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| Died | 28 February 1982 (aged 68) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | David Skinner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1931–1938 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 8 August 1931 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 13 July 1949 Northamptonshire v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 9 July 2010
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Alan Frank Skinner (22 April 1913 – 28 February 1982) was an English cricketer who played for first class cricket for Derbyshire, Cambridge University and Northamptonshire between 1931 and 1949.
Skinner was born at Brighton, Sussex, and educated at The Leys School and Cambridge University. He was captain of his school XI and played once for Derbyshire in the 1931 season. He scored 4 as an opening batsman in a match that was abandoned after one day. He played regularly for the county from the 1932 season and made a century in the 1934 season in a match against Gloucestershire. In 1934 he also played two matches for Cambridge University. In the 1935 season he achieved an average of 36.66 but was unable to devote himself full-time to the county. He was a member of the championship winning side in the 1936 season and played his last season for the county in 1938
During the Second World War Skinner was Deputy Air Raid Precautions Controller in Nottinghamshire and from 1940 to 1945 played several matches for Nottinghamshire while the County Championship was suspended. In 1946 was awarded the OBE for his war services. He played a one-off match for Northamptonshire in 1949.
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