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 (1947-08-22) 22 August 1947 (age 76)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966–1984Cambridgeshire
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 edit

  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.

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