| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Hugh Stratford | |||
| Born | 5 September 1853 Kensington, London, England |
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| Died | 2 May 1914 (aged 60) Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm slow | |||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1877-1880 | Middlesex | |||
| 1878-1880 | MCC | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 34 | |||
| Runs scored | 577 | |||
| Batting average | 12.27 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | |||
| Top score | 55* | |||
| Balls bowled | 3219 | |||
| Wickets | 83 | |||
| Bowling average | 16.46 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 5 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 2 | |||
| Best bowling | 6-41 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 10/0 | |||
| Source: CricketArchive, October 4 1884 | ||||
Alfred Hugh Stratford (5 September 1853 - 2 May 1914) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and represented the England national football team.
Stratford was at Middlesex from 1877 to 1880, during which time he also played first-class cricket with the Marylebone Cricket Club. A Malvern College graduate, he was a slow right-arm bowler and capable lower order batsman. His best performance came in 1878 when he took 12 wickets for Middlesex against Surrey at Kennington Oval. He collected 6 for 41 in the first innings and 6 for 113 in the second, dismissing England Test opener Harry Jupp in both.[1]
At football, as a defender, Stratford appeared in his only international in a 2-1 loss to Scotland in 1874. He was a member of three FA Cup winning teams, all with the Wanderers and in successive years from 1876 to 1878.[2]
After moving to America, Stratford continued playing cricket, with Winnipeg, Pittsburgh, New York and Newark. [3]
In 1884, four years since his last first-class appearance, Stratford played beside his brother Frederick in a first-class match for the United States of America against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia.[4]