Sydney Maartensz

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Sydney Maartensz
England
Personal information
Full name Sydney Gratien Adair Maartensz
Born 14 April 1882(1882-04-14)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died 10 September 1967 (aged 85)
Pyrford, Woking, Surrey, England
Role Wicket-keeper
Batting style Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years Team
1919 Hampshire
First-class debut 9 June 1919: Hampshire v Middlesex
Last First-class 8 August 1919: Hampshire v Somerset
Career statistics
First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 283
Batting average 18.86
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 60
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 21/4

As of 9 December 2007
Source: 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.[1] A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper he played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1919.[2]

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.[3]

During the 1919 English cricket season, he played twelve first-class matches for Hampshire, all but one of them in the County Championship.[4] He returned to play for the Federated Malay States in the 1920s, playing four times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong.[3]

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