Albert Cheetham
 Cheetham in Egypt in 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Albert George Cheetham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1915 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 May 1997 (aged 81) Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936/37–1945/46 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albert George Cheetham (7 December 1915 – 23 May 1997) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played 24 first-class matches for New South Wales and the Australian Services XI between 1936 and 1946.[2]
Cheetham was an all-rounder, a middle-order batsman and opening bowler. He made his highest first-class score and took his best bowling figures in the same match: 85 and 4 for 75, when New South Wales defeated Queensland in the opening match of the 1939–40 Sheffield Shield.[3]
In World War Two, Cheetham served in the Australian Army's anti-tank forces from 1940 to 1945, finishing with the rank of captain.[4][5] He moved to Adelaide in late 1945 to work as the manager of an insurance company. He married Marion McLeish in Adelaide in July 1946.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Albert Cheetham". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Albert Cheetham". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Queensland v New South Wales 1939–40". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Albert George CHEETHAM". Virtual War Memorial Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Prospects At 'Evens' In Tests". The Sun: 6. 8 September 1945.
- ^ "Miss Marion McLeish is bride today". News: 6. 15 July 1946.
External links
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Media related to Albert Cheetham at Wikimedia Commons- Albert Cheetham at ESPNcricinfo
