Alexander Bell (sportsman)

Alexander Bell

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Patrick Bell
Born	(1915-02-23)23 February 1915 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died	12 April 1956(1956-04-12) (aged 41) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1946–1949	Hertfordshire
1934	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 37 Batting average 6.16 100s/50s –/– Top score 24 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2011

Alexander (Alec) Patrick Bell (23 February 1915 – 12 April 1956) was an Argentine-born English cricketer and rugby union player. Bell was a right-handed batsman and played centre for the Northampton Saints rugby team. He was born at Rosario, Santa Fe.

Bell made three first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1934 County Championship against Worcestershire, Middlesex and Glamorgan.[1] In these three matches, he scored a total of just 37 runs at an average of 6.16, with a high score of 24.[2] He later made thirteen Minor Counties Championship appearances for Hertfordshire between 1946 and 1949.[3]

As a rugby player he was a prolific try-scoring centre and captained the Northampton Saints for 3 years from 1943 to 1946.[4]

Bell died from a brain trauma at Oxford, Oxfordshire on 12 April 1956.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Bell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Bell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alexander Bell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
4. "Northampton Saints Club Captains | Saints Captains".

External links

• Alexander Bell at ESPNcricinfo
• Alexander Bell at CricketArchive