About Alan Fairbairn
Lived 1923 – 2005 (aged 82). Alan Fairbairn was a British cricketer and squash player.
Alan Fairbairn (25 January 1923 – 7 March 2005) was an English cricketer and squash player.
Early life Born in Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, he played club cricket for Southgate and also first-class cricket for Middlesex.
Cricket career He played in 21 matches as a left-handed batsman (1947–1951).
Fairbairn was awarded his county cap in 1947 when he was a member of the Middlesex team that won the County Championship. He scored 776 runs in first-class cricket with a highest score of 110 not out, one of two centuries.
Squash career Fairbairn was a champion squash player, winning the British Amateur Squash Championships during the 1952/1953 and 1953/1954 seasons.
Personal life and death Fairbairn was a solicitor by profession. He died in Enfield, Middlesex on 7 March 2005 aged 82.
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Who was Alan Fairbairn?
English cricketer (1923-2005)
When was Alan Fairbairn born?
Alan Fairbairn was born on 25 January 1923 in Winchmore Hill.
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Alan Fairbairn died on 7 March 2005 in London Borough of Enfield.
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Alan Fairbairn was a cricketer and squash player.
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Alan Fairbairn was British.
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