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Albert Frederick Wensley (24 May 1898 – 17 June 1970) was an English first-class cricketer. In 400 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex from 1922 to 1936, he took 1,135 wickets with his medium pace bowling and scored more than 10,000 runs.[1] He spent some years playing and coaching in New Zealand and India.
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Full name | Albert Frederick Wensley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brighton, Sussex, England | 24 May 1898||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 June 1970 72) Ware, Hertfordshire, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1922 to 1936 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1929–30 to 1930–31 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936–37 to 1939–40 | Nawanagar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 December 2023 |
He did the double in 1929 and took over 100 wickets on four other occasions. His best bowling, 9 for 36, came in New Zealand against Otago in 1929–30, when he played the first of two seasons for Auckland.[2] He scored five centuries, with a best of 140 against Glamorgan in 1928.[3] His fastest hundred saw him hit 120 in 110 minutes against Derbyshire in 1930.[4]