Granny Alston

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Granny Alston
country = England
fullname = Granny Alston
dayofbirth = 10
monthofbirth = 6
yearofbirth = 1908
placeofbirth = Cheltenham
countryofbirth = England
dayofdeath = 20
monthofdeath = 10
yearofdeath = 1985
placeofdeath = Gloucester
countryofdeath = England
heightft =
heightinch =
heightm =
batting = Right hand batsman
bowling = Right-arm off-break
role =
club1 = Somerset
year1 = 1933–1933
club2 =
year2 =
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = < 26 July
debutyear1 = 1933
debutfor1 = Somerset
debutagainst1 = Surrey
columns = 1
column1 = FC
matches1 = 1
runs1 = 6
bat avg1 = 3
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 4
deliveries1 = 42
wickets1 = 1
bowl avg1 = 6
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 1/6
catches/stumpings1 = 0/&ndash
date = 20 August
year = 2008
source = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3402/3402.html CricketArchive]

Hallam Newton Egerton "Granny" Alston, born at Cheltenham on June 10, 1908 and died at Gloucester on October 20, 1985, was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset.

Alston made one appearance for Somerset during the 1933 season, against Surrey at The Oval. While he scored just two runs in the first innings of the game and four in the second, his bowling figures of 1-6 from seven overs were economical, and his only first-class wicket was that of 50-year-old former Test cricketer Jack Hobbs, though Hobbs had made 117 by the time he was out.

Alston was a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.

External links

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3402/3402.html Granny Alston] at Cricket Archive