Albert Blount
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Albert Blount was an English cricket
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1912 and 1926.
Blount was born at Morton, Derbyshire
. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1912 season
in May against the South Africans when he took a wicket and was twice not out. He played a total of five matches by the middle of June and had his best bowling performance of 4 for 53 against Sussex
. After a 14-year gap, he reappeared for Derbyshire in the 1926 season
and played two matches that year making his top score of 17 in his last game which was against Northamptonshire
.
Blount was a right-hand batsman and played 11 innings in 7 first class matches with an average of 5.77 and a top score of 17. He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and took 7 first class wickets at an average of 30.71 and a best performance of 4 for 53.
Blount died at New Rossington, Yorkshire at the age of 72.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1912 and 1926.
Blount was born at Morton, Derbyshire
Morton, Derbyshire
Morton is a civil parish and village, three miles north of Alfreton in Derbyshire, England.-History:Morton is first mentioned in the will of Wulfric Spott in 1002 and again mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the manors belonging to Walter D'Aincourt....
. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1912 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1912
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1912 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for forty one years. It was their eighteenth season in the County Championship and they won two matches to finish tenth in the Championship table....
in May against the South Africans when he took a wicket and was twice not out. He played a total of five matches by the middle of June and had his best bowling performance of 4 for 53 against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
. After a 14-year gap, he reappeared for Derbyshire in the 1926 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1926
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1926 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty five years. It was their twenty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish eleventh in the County Championship..-1926 season:Derbyshire...
and played two matches that year making his top score of 17 in his last game which was against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
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Blount was a right-hand batsman and played 11 innings in 7 first class matches with an average of 5.77 and a top score of 17. He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and took 7 first class wickets at an average of 30.71 and a best performance of 4 for 53.
Blount died at New Rossington, Yorkshire at the age of 72.