Alec Debnam

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
YearsTeam
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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