Albert Frederick Wensley (24 May 1898 – 17 June 1970) was an English first-class cricketer. In 400 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex from 1922 to 1936, he took 1,135 wickets with his medium pace bowling and scored more than 10,000 runs.[1] He spent some years playing and coaching in New Zealand and India.

Albert Wensley
Personal information
Full name
Albert Frederick Wensley
Born(1898-05-24)24 May 1898
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died17 June 1970(1970-06-17) (aged 72)
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922 to 1936Sussex
1929–30 to 1930–31Auckland
1936–37 to 1939–40Nawanagar
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 400
Runs scored 10,875
Batting average 20.48
100s/50s 9/42
Top score 154
Balls bowled 73,667
Wickets 1,142
Bowling average 26.48
5 wickets in innings 56
10 wickets in match 10
Best bowling 9/36
Catches/stumpings 265/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 December 2023

He did the double in 1929 and took over 100 wickets on four other occasions. His best bowling, 9 for 36, came in New Zealand against Otago in 1929–30, when he played the first of two seasons for Auckland.[2] He scored five centuries, with a best of 140 against Glamorgan in 1928.[3] His fastest hundred saw him hit 120 in 110 minutes against Derbyshire in 1930.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Albert Wensley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Auckland v Otago 1929-30". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Glamorgan v Sussex 1928". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Sussex v Derbyshire 1930". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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