About Alan Ealham
Born 1944. Alan Ealham is a British cricketer.
Alan George Ernest Ealham (born 8 August 1944) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born at Willesborough in Kent in 1944.
Ealham made his first-class cricket debut in 1966 after serving an apprenticeship as a welder. He won his county cap in 1970 and captained the club between 1978 and 1980. As captain he led the county to victory in the County Championship and the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1978. He was an outstanding fielder and was 12th man for the England cricket team on a number of occasions, After playing he retained his links with Kent and was Second XI coach for a number of years.
He is the father of Mark Ealham who also played cricket for Kent and England, and who was also a County Championship winner (with Nottinghamshire).
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English cricketer (born 1944)
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Alan Ealham was born on 8 August 1944 in Willesborough.
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