W. Allan Percival (1923 – c. 1985) was a Canadian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. As with his exact date of birth being unknown, it is also unknown where in Canada he was born.
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| Full name | Alan Percival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1923 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | c. 1985 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1954 | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 February 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percival made his first-class debut for Canada in 1951 at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club. Later, in 1954 he played four first-class matches against English county opponents during Canada's tour of England. This included his final first-class appearance, which came against Yorkshire at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough during Canada's 1954 tour of England.[1] In his five career first-class matches, he scored 61 runs at a batting average of 8.71, with a high score of 23. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches and made a single stumping.[2] In Canada, he played numerous non-notable matches, including ones for Ontario between 1948 and 1952.[3]
He died in Toronto, Ontario c. 1985.
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Allan Percival". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Allan Percival". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Other matches played by Allan Percival". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
External links edit
- Allan Percival at ESPNcricinfo
- Allan Percival at CricketArchive