Alexander Streatfeild-Moore

Alexander McNeill Streatfeild-Moore (born Alexander McNeill Streatfeild;[1] 17 October 1863 – 30 December 1940) was an English cricketer and member of the Streatfeild family.

In all, he played in seven first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club between 1885 and 1888, scoring 127 runs at an average of 9.07.[1] He also played for Charterhouse School and Sandhurst, whom he captained.[2] Upon his death in Newbury, Berkshire, the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described him as being "a free-hitting bat with good style ... a useful slow bowler and a brilliant fieldsman".[2] His brother Edward Champion Streatfeild (1870-1932) also played first class cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club between 1890 and 1892.[3]

Born in Westerham, son of Alexander Streatfeild (1837–1887) and Helen McNeill (1838-1902), he was a member of the Streatfeild family, a well known family in Kent.[2] He was the first cousin of William Champion Streatfeild, bishop of Lewes and his grandmother, Hannah Fry, was the daughter of the prison reformer, Elizabeth Fry. He married his first cousin Evelyn Agatha Gatyana Streatfeild (1884-1975) and had two sons Frank Alexander (b 1918) and Thomas Edward (1921–1945).[4]

Alexander McNeill Streatfeild-Moore died on 30 December 1940 at Oakhanger Park, Shefford Woodlands, Newbury, Berkshire, aged 77.

References

  1. 1 2 "CricketArchive player profile". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-10-14. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 3 "1941 – Obituaries in 1940". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  3. ↑ "Edward Champion Streatfeild". Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.streatfield.info/p224.htm
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