Sydney Maartensz

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Sydney Maartensz
country = England
fullname = Sydney Gratien Adair Maartensz
dayofbirth = 14
monthofbirth = 4
yearofbirth = 1882
placeofbirth = Colombo
countryofbirth = Sri Lanka
dayofdeath = 10
monthofdeath = 9
yearofdeath = 1967
placeofdeath = Pyrford, Woking, Surrey
countryofdeath = England
batting = Right-handed
role = Wicket-keeper
club1 = Hampshire
year1 = 1919
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 9 June
debutyear1 = 1919
debutfor1 = Hampshire
debutagainst1 = Middlesex
lastdate1 = 8 August
lastyear1 = 1919
lastfor1 = Hampshire
lastagainst1 = Somerset
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 12
runs1 = 283
bat avg1 = 18.86
100s/50s1 = 0/1
top score1 = 60
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 21/4
date = 9 December
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6741/6741.html CricketArchive

Sydney Gratien Adair Maartensz (born 14 April 1882 in Colombo, Sri Lanka; died 10 September 1967 in Pyrford, Woking, Surrey, England) was an English cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16856.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper he played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1919. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6741/6741.html CricketArchive profile] ]

Before he played for Hampshire, Maartensz lived in Malaya, where he played for the Federated Malay States between 1909 and 1914, also playing for the Straits Settlements in matches against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1909. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6741/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Sydney Maartensz] at CricketArchive]

During the 1919 English cricket season, he played twelve first-class matches for Hampshire, all but one of them in the County Championship. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6741/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Sydney Maartensz] at CricketArchive] He returned to play for the Federated Malay States in the 1920s, playing four times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong.

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