Alec George Gordon Cunningham (15 July 1905 at Knowle,

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– 21 July 1981 at

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, Somerset), was a

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er who played two first-class matches for

in the 1930 cricket season. A lower-order batsman and wicketkeeper, Cunningham was picked as one of a series of temporary replacements for the regular Somerset wicketkeeper, Wally Luckes, who suffered ill-health over several seasons around 1930. Cunningham appeared first in the University match against

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early in June, made 6 not out, his highest score, and took two catches and a stumping. Two weeks later, his second and final game was the home match at

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against

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. He made 2 not out batting at No 11 in the first innings and took one catch, but was then tried as a makeshift opener in the second Somerset innings, when the county batted again with very little time left on the second day. The move was not a success: Cunningham was out for 2 before the close of play, the only time in his first-class career when he was dismissed. He did not play first-class cricket again.

External links

Alec Cunningham at www.cricketarchive.com.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Alec 1905 births 1981 deaths English cricketers Somerset cricketers Cricketers from Somerset