Albert Alderman

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Albert Alderman (October 30, 1907 — June 6, 1990) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, and occasionally a wicket-keeper.

Alderman first represented Derbyshire in the 1928 County Championship season, and had gained a regular place in the lower order of the batting lineup in time for the beginning of the 1929 season, however, he was not to translate this lower-order batting into a regular place in the bowling lineup, thanks to steady averages, regularly making an average of more than 20, as well as intermittent centuries for the team.

Alderman kept his first-team place throughout the golden years of the early-to-mid 1930s when, despite placing tenth in the 1932 County Championship table, fresh blood in the team was to give them their first, and as yet, only County Championship capture in 1936. During these years, Alderman was able to keep his batting average ticking over and around the 25 mark, and, having played more times during the 1936 season than any other to date, cemented his place in the Derbyshire opening attack, most notably with Test cricketer Stan Worthington and sometime wicket-keeper Harry Storer alongside him.

These performances were to keep Derbyshire in the top half of the table for the next two years, though a poor run of form in 1939 meant Derbyshire finished in mid-table. With seven years out of the game, Alderman came back in 1946 with a decent statement of intent, scoring a century, and keeping his place in the team for two more years, before quitting the game at the age of 40 in 1948.

Between 1966 and 1968, Alderman umpired 72 first-class matches, mostly in the County Championship, though also in the Gillette Cup. Alderman was born in Allenton and died in Frimley Park. Alderman's grandson, Timothy Dawson, represented Oxford University in 1986. Alderman died at the age of 82.