Alfred Diver
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Born | 6 July 1823 Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 March 1876 (aged 52) Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium (roundarm, underarm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cambridge Town Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Ducky Diver. ESPN Cricinfo |
Alfred John Day Diver (6 July 1823 – 25 March 1876) was an English first-class cricketer whose career spanned the 1843 season to the 1866 season. Diver played mainly for Cambridge Town Club (aka Cambridgeshire) and also played for Middlesex and Nottinghamshire.
Popularly known as "Ducky", Diver is best known as a reliable batsman for various All-England Eleven teams. Following the 1859 English cricket season, he was one of the 12-strong party of English players who toured North America. Led by George Parr, this was the first ever overseas cricket tour.
His nephew, Edwin Diver, played over 200 first-class games, mostly for Surrey and Warwickshire.
External sources
- Media related to Alfred Diver at Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Diver at ESPNcricinfo
- Statistical summary from CricketArchive
Further reading
- Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862–67). Scores & Biographies, Volumes 3–9 (1841–66). Lillywhite.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
Categories:
- 1823 births
- 1876 deaths
- English cricketers
- All-England Eleven cricketers
- Cambridge Town Club cricketers
- English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
- Manchester Cricket Club cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Middlesex cricketers
- North v South cricketers
- Nottinghamshire cricketers
- Players cricketers
- English cricket biography, 1820s birth stubs