About Alexander Corbett
Lived 1855 – 1934 (aged 78). Alexander Corbett was a British cricketer.
Alexander Melvin Corbett (25 November 1855 – 7 October 1934) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
Born in Aston Common, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Corbett went through his first-class career of one match without scoring a run or bowling a ball, but he took one catch. He played against the W. G. Grace led Gloucestershire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield in July 1881, a match won by the visitors by five wickets.
A pattern maker by trade, he played his club cricket with Elsecar C.C.
He died in Rotherham in October 1934, aged 78.
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Who was Alexander Corbett?
English cricketer (1855-1934)
When was Alexander Corbett born?
Alexander Corbett was born on 25 November 1855.
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Alexander Corbett died on 7 October 1934.
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Alexander Corbett was a cricketer.
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Alexander Corbett was British.
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