Alan Fairbairn
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1923 Winchmore Hill, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 7 March 2005 (aged 82) Enfield, London, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Cricket / Squash | |||||||||||
| Club | Middlesex CCC | |||||||||||
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Alan Fairbairn (25 January 1923 – 7 March 2005) was an English cricketer and squash player.
Early life
Born in Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, he played club cricket for Southgate and also first-class cricket for Middlesex.
Cricket career
He played in 21 matches as a left-handed batsman (1947–1951).
Fairbairn was awarded his county cap in 1947 when he was a member of the Middlesex team that won the County Championship. He scored 776 runs in first-class cricket with a highest score of 110 not out, one of two centuries.[1]
Squash career
Fairbairn was a champion squash player, winning the British Amateur Squash Championships during the 1952/1953[2] and 1953/1954 seasons.[3]
Personal life and death
Fairbairn was a solicitor by profession.[3] He died in Enfield, Middlesex on 7 March 2005 aged 82.
References
- ↑ Alan Fairbairn at CricketArchive
- ↑ "Squash surprise". Nottingham Journal. 13 January 1953. p. 6. Retrieved 28 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "Fairbairn retains title". Western Mail. 12 January 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 28 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
- Alan Fairbairn at CricketArchive
- Playfair Cricket Annual – 1948 edition