Alfred Sharland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Sharland

English cricketer and civil servant

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1890

Place of Birth: Croydon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Jul-1944

Profession: civil servant, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alfred Percival Sharland (24 October 1890 – 18 July 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and civil servant. Sharland was born at Croydon.
He joined HM Customs and Excise as a customs officer in 1912.
He later represented the Civil Service cricket team in its only appearance in first-class cricket against the touring New Zealanders at Chiswick in 1927.
Batting twice during the match, he scored 2 runs in the Civil Service first-innings before being dismissed by Matt Henderson, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler.
He took one wicket in the New Zealanders first-innings, dismissing Stewie Dempster to finish with figures of 1 for 67.He died at Locksbottom, Kent in July 1944.