Alexander Bell
Personal information
Full name
Alexander Patrick Bell
Born(1915-02-23)23 February 1915
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died12 April 1956(1956-04-12) (aged 41)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1949Hertfordshire
1934Northamptonshire
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".
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