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Albert "Bertie" William Powell (18 July 1873 – 11 September 1948) was a South African sportsman who played both international cricket and rugby union for South Africa.

Powell was born in Kimberley, Cape Colony, in 1873. An all-rounder with safe hands in the field, he played sporadically for Griqualand West from 1892/93 to 1904/05. When Lord Hawke brought the English team to South Africa in 1898/99, Powell was selected for the second Test, played at Cape Town. England won the match comprehensively by 210 runs, despite a first innings deficit of 85, and Powell's score of 11 was South Africa's highest in their second innings total of 35.

In 1896, Powell played at centre for the South Africa national rugby union team in the third Test of the British Isles tour of South Africa. This was his only international rugby match.

Powell's brother Jackie captained South Africa at rugby and also played first-class cricket for Griqualand West.

References

1. "Albert Powell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
2. "2nd Test, Cape Town, April 01 - 04, 1899, England tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
3. Bertie Powell rugby profile Scrum.com
4. "John Powell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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