Alexander Pitcairn

Alexander Pitcairn (1750 – 17 November 1814) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1791 to 1792.[1] He also played for the Gentlemen of Kent, Gentlemen of England and Thomas Assheton Smith II's XI.[2] Pitcairn, a batsman, played nine first-class matches in his career, scoring 143 runs at 8.93.[3][4]

Alexander Pitcairn
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Pitcairn
Born1750
Died17 November 1814 (aged 63–64)
Eynsford, Kent
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1791–1792Marylebone Cricket Club
1791Gentlemen of England
1791Gentlemen of Kent
1792TA Smith's XI
1792Hampshire
First-class debut23 May 1791 MCC v Middlesex
Last First-class2 August 1792 MCC v Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class cricket
Matches 9
Runs scored 143
Batting average 8.93
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 34
Balls bowled 0
Wickets 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 11 May 2008

First-class career

Pitcairn played his first match on 23 May 1791 for the MCC against Middlesex at Lord's, where he scored one not out and six as Middlesex won by six wickets.[5] On 30 May 1791 he played for the Gentlemen of England against the Old Etonians, where he scored 34 and eight as his team won by six wickets.[6] He played one final match in that year, on 2 June 1791 where he played for the Gentlemen of Kent against the MCC, scoring nine and a duck.[7]

Pitcairn played six matches in the following year, the first on 7 May 1792 for the MCC against Middlesex, where he scored 18 not out and 0,[8] followed by another game for the MCC against Brighton on 28 May where he scored 14 and 13.[9] The MCC then faced Berkshire on 31 May, Pitcain scoring 10 and 20,[10] Playing for TA Smith's XI against the Earl of Winchilsea's XI on 2 July 1792, Pitcairn scored four and a duck as his team won by 75 runs.[11] Pitcairn then scored two and two for Hampshire against Surrey on 23 July 1792,[12] For his final match, he returned to the MCC to face Berkshire on 2 August 1792, scoring one and one.[13] He retired at the end of 1792, and died in Eynsford, Kent in 1814.[1]

Notes
  1. A. Pitcairn at CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  2. Teams played for by Alexander Pitcairn from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  3. Matches played by A. Pitcairn from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  4. Innings played by A. Pitcairn from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  5. Marylebone Cricket Club v Middlesex - 1791 from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  6. Gentlemen of England v Old Etonians - 1971 Archived 5 September 2012 at Archive.today from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  7. Marylebone Cricket Club v Gentlemen of Kent - 1791 Archived 11 September 2012 at Archive.today from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  8. Marylebone Cricket Club v Middlesex - 1792 Archived 6 September 2012 at Archive.today from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  9. Marylebone Cricket Club v Brighton - 1792 Archived 9 September 2012 at Archive.today from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  10. Marylebone Cricket Club v Berkshire - 1792 Archived 6 September 2012 at Archive.today from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  11. Earl of Winchilsea's XI v TA Smith's XI - 1972 Archived 6 September 2012 at Archive.today from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  12. Hampshire v Surrey - 1792 Archived 6 September 2012 at Archive.today from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
  13. Berkshire v Marylebone Cricket Club - 1792 Archived 10 September 2012 at Archive.today from CricketArchive retrieved 11 May 2008
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