Alexander Downs

Alexander Downs

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Downs
Born	28 May 1876 Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	17 July 1924(1924-07-17) (aged 48) Uddingston, Larnarkshire, Scotland
Batting	Unknown
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1907	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 1 Batting average 0.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 1 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2022

Alexander Downs (28 May 1876 — 17 July 1924) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Downs was born Uddingston in May 1876. A club cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Uddingston,[1] he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring South Africans at Edinburgh in 1907.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper in the Scottish team, Downs was dismissed without scoring by Bert Vogler, while following-on in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by Reggie Schwarz.[3] Outside of cricket, he was a partner in the family joinery and building contracting business.[4] Downs went missing on Friday, 11 July 1924, with his body being discovered in the River Clyde nearly a week later on Thursday, 17 July near the Haughhead Bridge at Uddingston.[1][5]

References

1. District news. Motherwell Times. 25 July 1924. p. 6
2. "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Downs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
3. "Scotland v South Africans, 1907". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
4. "No. 12697". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 August 1914. p. 942.
5. Notices. Coatbridge Leader. 26 July 1924. p. 4

External links

• Alexander Downs at ESPNcricinfo