About Alexander Pitcairn
Lived 1750 – 1814 (aged 63–64). Alexander Pitcairn was a British cricketer.
Alexander Pitcairn (1750 – 17 November 1814) was an English cricketer who is known to have played in nine historically important matches in 1791 and 1792.
Pitcairn was born in 1750, and educated at Harrow School. He made his known debut for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Middlesex at Lord's Old Ground in May 1791. After playing in two more matches that season, he played in six in 1792. Five of Pitcairn's nine matches were for MCC; he also played for Hampshire, the Gentlemen of England, the Gentlemen of Kent, and T. A. Smith's XI.
Pitcairn died at Eynsford, Kent in 1814.
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Who was Alexander Pitcairn?
cricketer (1750-1814)
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Alexander Pitcairn was born in 1750.
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Alexander Pitcairn died on 17 November 1814 in Eynsford.
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Alexander Pitcairn was a cricketer.
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Alexander Pitcairn was British.
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