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.
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| Full name | Albert Champion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1851 Handsworth, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 June 1909 (aged 57) Wadsley Asylum, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1876–1879 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1886 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
References
- 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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