Alec Debnam

Alexander Frederick Henry Debnam (12 October 1921 — 26 January 2003), known as Alec Debnam, was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.

Debnam was born in October 1921 at Belvedere, Kent. He served in the Second World War with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, holding the rank of flight sergeant in 1943. In June 1943, he was given an emergency commission as a pilot officer on probation; he was confirmed in the rank in December 1943, at which point he was made a war substantive flying officer. In July 1945, he was made a war substantive flight lieutenant. Following the war, he left the RAFVR to pursue a career as a cricketer. Having played for the Kent Second XI in 1947 and 1948, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Kent against Sussex at Tunbridge Wells in the 1948 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Kent until 1949, making eleven appearances as a leg break googly bowler and understudy to Doug Wright. For Kent, he took 16 wickets at an average of 41.81; he took one five wicket haul (5 for 87) against Gloucestershire on a favourable bowling pitch at Bristol in 1948.

In 1950, he joined Hampshire, making his debut against Yorkshire at Portsmouth in the County Championship. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 48.25. He retired from active service in March 1964. Debnam died at Newcastle in January 2003, aged 81.