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Full name | Alexander Downs | ||||||||||||||
Born | 28 May 1876 Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 17 July 1924 Uddingston, Larnarkshire, Scotland | (aged 48)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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1907 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 5 November 2022 |
Alexander Downs (28 May 1876 — 17 July 1924) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Downs was born Uddingston in May 1876. A club cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Uddingston, [1] he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring South Africans at Edinburgh in 1907. [2] Playing as a wicket-keeper in the Scottish team, Downs was dismissed without scoring by Bert Vogler, while following-on in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by Reggie Schwarz. [3] Outside of cricket, he was a partner in the family joinery and building contracting business. [4] Downs went missing on Friday, 11 July 1924, with his body being discovered in the River Clyde nearly a week later on Thursday, 17 July near the Haughhead Bridge at Uddingston. [1] [5]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alexander Downs | ||||||||||||||
Born | 28 May 1876 Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 17 July 1924 Uddingston, Larnarkshire, Scotland | (aged 48)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1907 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 5 November 2022 |
Alexander Downs (28 May 1876 — 17 July 1924) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Downs was born Uddingston in May 1876. A club cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Uddingston, [1] he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring South Africans at Edinburgh in 1907. [2] Playing as a wicket-keeper in the Scottish team, Downs was dismissed without scoring by Bert Vogler, while following-on in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by Reggie Schwarz. [3] Outside of cricket, he was a partner in the family joinery and building contracting business. [4] Downs went missing on Friday, 11 July 1924, with his body being discovered in the River Clyde nearly a week later on Thursday, 17 July near the Haughhead Bridge at Uddingston. [1] [5]