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Albert Waters

cricketer

Born
May 8, 1902 · Stoke Bishop
Died
June 28, 1985 · Bristol
Age
83 years
Nationality
United Kingdom

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1902 – 1985

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Albert Waters was a dedicated English cricketer who left his mark on the sport during the early twentieth century. Born in Stoke Bishop in 1902, Waters began his journey into professional cricket as a right-handed batsman. He made his notable first-class debut for Gloucestershire in 1923 at The Victoria Ground in Cheltenham. Over the next two years, he competed in fifteen additional first-class matches for the county. Later, his career shifted to the minor counties level where he represented Wiltshire starting in 1928. His professional appearances spanned until 1931 when he played his final match against the Kent Second XI. Albert Waters passed away in Bristol in 1985 at the age of eighty-three, concluding a life defined by his commitment to the game.

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Albert Edward Waters (8 May 1902 – 25 June 1985) was an English cricketer. Waters was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Stoke Bishop, Bristol.

Waters made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan in the 1923 County Championship at The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham. Waters made fifteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex at Greenbank Cricket Ground, Bristol, in the 1925 County Championship. In his sixteen first-class matches, he scored 270 runs at an average of 12.85, with a high score of 42. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 75.40, with best figures of 2/13. He later played minor counties cricket for Wiltshire, making his debut for the county against the Surrey Second XI at The Oval in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship. He made fourteen further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Wiltshire, the last of which came against the Kent Second XI in the 1931 Minor Counties Championship.

He died at Bristol on 25 June 1985.

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