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| Full name | Alexander Newton Brewer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1906 Rochdale, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1984(1984-01-10) (aged 77) Blackpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939/40 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Newton Brewer (10 September 1906 — 18 January 1984) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Brewer was born at Rochdale in September 1906. He made his debut in first-class cricket whilst in British India for the Europeans against the Hindus at Bombay in the 1939–40 Bombay Pentangular. Brewer received an emergency commission in the British Indian Army during the Second World War, being appointed as a second lieutenant in June 1941. Following the war, he made a second appearance in first-class cricket for S. A. Shete's XI against A. A. Jasdenwala's XI at Bombay in November 1946. In his two first-class matches, he scored a total of 18 runs with a highest score of 10. Brewer died at Blackpool in January 1984.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Brewer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- "No. 35241". The London Gazette. 8 August 1941. p. 4584.
- "Player profile: Alexander Brewer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2023.