Albert Champion (cricketer)

Albert Champion (27 December 1851 – 30 June 1909)[1] was an English first-class cricketer, who appeared for both Yorkshire and Lancashire over the course of fifteen years of sporadic appearances.

Albert Champion
Personal information
Full name
Albert Champion
Born27 December 1851
Handsworth, Yorkshire, England
Died26 June 1909(1909-06-26) (aged 57)
Wadsley Asylum, Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18761879Yorkshire
1886Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 218
Batting average 8.07
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29
Balls bowled 84
Wickets 1
Bowling average 17.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/10
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2020

Born in Hollins End, Handsworth, Yorkshire, England, Champion played fourteen games for Yorkshire between 1876 and 1879, and reappeared for a single game for Lancashire against Nottinghamshire in 1886. He played three more first-class games for Liverpool and District in 1889 and 1890, two against his native county.

A left-handed batsman, he scored 218 runs at a lowly 8.07, with a best of 29 against Yorkshire. He took one wicket for Yorkshire, against Kent with his right arm medium pace, at a cost of 17 runs.

Champion died in Wortley, near Barnsley.

References

  1. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
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