Alexander Bell (sportsman)

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.

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

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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