Alastair Gregory James Fraser (born 17 October 1967) is an English

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er. Fraser is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in

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, London and later educated at Harrow Weald Sixth Form College.

Early career

Fraser made his first-class debut for

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against the touring

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in 1986. From 1986 to 1988, he represented the county in 5 first-class matches, the last of which came against

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. It was for Middlesex that he made his debut in

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, which came against

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in 1986. From 1986 to 1989, he played 5 List A matches for the county. In 1991, he joined

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where he made his debut in a first-class match for the county against

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. From 1991 to 1992, he represented the county in 5 first-class matches, the last of which came against

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in the 1992

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. This marked the final first-class match Fraser would play; in total he played 10 first-class matches, scoring 137 runs at a

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of 27.40, with a single

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high score of 52 *. In the field he took a single catch, while with the ball he took 12 wickets at a

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of 32.16, with best figures of 3/46. Fraser also played 8 List A matches for Essex during his two-year stint with the county, with his final one-day match for them coming against

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in the 1992 Sunday League.

Later career

In 1998, he rejoined Middlesex. During that season he played just List A cricket for the county, making 11 appearances in that format. His final match for the county came Sussex in the 1998 AXA League. In 1999, he made his debut for the

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List A cricket against

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in the

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. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the Board in 5 List A matches, the last of which came against

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in the 2nd round of the

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which was held in 2002.List A Matches played by Alastair Fraser
/ref> During his professional career, Fraser played a total of 30 List A matches, in which he scored 240 runs at an average of 17.14, with a single half century high score of 57 *. With the ball he took 30 wickets at an average of 27.20, with best figures of 4/19. He currently plays club cricket for

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in the

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Family

His brother,

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, played

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and

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cricket for

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. He also played first-class cricket for Middlesex, the

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as well as List A cricket for

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in New Zealand.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Alastair 1967 births Living people People from Edgware Cricketers from the London Borough of Barnet People educated at Harrow School English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Essex cricketers Middlesex Cricket Board cricketers 20th-century English sportsmen