About Ernest Alderwick
Lived 1886 – 1917 (aged 31). Ernest Alderwick was a British cricketer.
Ernest Ewart Gladstone Alderwick (4 April 1886 – 26 August 1917) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman for Gloucestershire in 1908. He was born in Bristol and died in the First World War at Peronne on the Somme.
Alderwick made his debut as a lower-order batsman against Worcestershire, against whom he scored just seven runs in two innings, while his team went down to a 225-run defeat. He played in the next game, three days after his first and against Northamptonshire, but he scored a duck in his only innings before the match was abandoned for a draw. In 1914, he played a couple of Minor Counties games as an opening batsman for Suffolk.
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Who was Ernest Alderwick?
cricketer (1886-1917)
When was Ernest Alderwick born?
Ernest Alderwick was born on 4 April 1886 in Bristol.
When did Ernest Alderwick die?
Ernest Alderwick died on 26 August 1917 in Péronne.
What was Ernest Alderwick's occupation?
Ernest Alderwick was a cricketer.
What nationality was Ernest Alderwick?
Ernest Alderwick was British.
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