Alec Debnam

Personal information

Full name

Alexander Frederick Henry Debnam

Born

12 October 1921
Belvedere, Kent, England

Died

26 January 2003 (aged 81)
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Leg-break googly

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1950–1951

Hampshire

1948–1949

Kent

Career statistics

Competition	FC
Matches	21
Runs scored	327
Batting average	12.11
100s/50s	–/1
Top score	64
Balls bowled	1,506
Wickets	20
Bowling average	43.10
5 wickets in innings	1
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	5/87
Catches/stumpings	12/–

Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2010

Alexander 'Alec' Frederick Henry Debnam (12 October 1921 – 26 January 2003) was an English cricketer. Debnam was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg-break googly.

Debnam made his first-class debut for Kent against Sussex in the 1948 County Championship. From 1949 to 1949, Debnam represented Kent eleven times, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Somerset.

In Debnam's eleven matches for the county he scored 88 runs at a batting average of 7.33 and a high score of 21. With the ball Debnam took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 41.81, with best figures of 5/87 against Gloucestershire in 1949. This was Debnam's only five wicket haul.

In 1950 Debnam joined Hampshire, making his debut against Yorkshire. Debnam represented Hampshire in ten first-class matches, with his final appearance for the county coming in 1951 against Lancashire.

In his ten first-class matches for Hampshire, Debnam scored 239 runs at a batting average of 15.93, with a single half century against Cambridge University in 1951 which yielded Debnam his highest first-class score of 64. With the ball he took 4 wickets for Hampshire at a bowling average of 48.25, with best figures of 1/2.

After his first-class career, Debnam joined the Royal Air Force. Debnam died at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland on 26 January 2003.

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