Alan Ponder

Alan Mervyn Ponder (born 22 August 1947) is a former English cricketer. Ponder was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Alan Ponder

Personal information
Full name	Alan Mervyn Ponder
Born	22 August 1947 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1966–1984	Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition List A Matches 5 Runs scored 75 Batting average 15.00 100s/50s –/1 Top score 57 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 April 2011

Ponder made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against the Nottinghamshire Second XI. Ponder played Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1966 to 1984, including 112 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] In 1967, he made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the Gillette Cup. He played 4 further List A matches for Cambridgeshire, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1983 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his five List A matches, he scored 75 runs at a batting average of 15.00, with a single half century high score of 57.[4] This came against Northamptonshire in 1975.[5]

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alan Ponder". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Alan Ponder". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
3. "List A Matches played by Alan Ponder". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
4. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Ponder". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
5. "Cambridgeshire v Northamptonshire, 1975 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

External links

• Alan Ponder at ESPNcricinfo
• Alan Ponder at CricketArchive