Albert Frederick Wensley (24 May 1898 – 17 June 1970) was an English first-class cricketer. In 400 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex from 1922 to 1936, he took 1,135 wickets with his medium pace bowling and scored more than 10,000 runs.[1] He spent some years playing and coaching in New Zealand and India.[2]
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| Full name | Albert Frederick Wensley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1898 Brighton, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 1970 (aged 72) Ware, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922–1936 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929/30–1930/31 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936/37–1939/40 | Nawanagar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He did the double in 1929 and took over 100 wickets on four other occasions. His best bowling, 9 for 36, came in New Zealand against Otago in 1929–30, when he played the first of two seasons for Auckland.[3] He scored five centuries, with a best of 140 against Glamorgan in 1928.[4] His fastest hundred saw him hit 120 in 110 minutes against Derbyshire in 1930.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Albert Wensley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Albert Wensley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Auckland v Otago 1929-30". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Glamorgan v Sussex 1928". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Sussex v Derbyshire 1930". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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